Biology:Polymita
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Polymita is a genus of large, air-breathing land snails in the family Cepolidae.[1]
These snails are endemic to Cuba. Their shells are prized by collectors, and in recent years, there have been efforts to protect local populations from overcollection.[2]
Anatomy
Polymita creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
Species
There are six recognized species within the genus Polymita:[1]
- Polymita muscarum (Lea, 1834)[3]
- Polymita picta (Born, 1778)[4] – type species
- Polymita sulphurosa (Morelet, 1849)[5]
- †Polymita texana B. Roth, 1984
- Polymita venusta (Gmelin, 1786)[6]
- Polymita versicolor (Born, 1778)[4]
One species has an uncertain status:[1]
- Polymita brocheri (Gutiérrez in Pfeiffer, 1864)[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Polymita H. Beck, 1837". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2025. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995488.
- ↑ Gill, Victoria. "Mission begins to save snails threatened by own beauty". https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyrv8ndzzjo.
- ↑ Lea, I. (1834). Observations on the naïades; and descriptions of new species of that, and other families. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. (NS) 5: 23–119, pls 1-19 [August or September 1834].
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Born, Ignaz; Vienna (Austria). (1778). Index rerum naturalium Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis. Verzeichniss der Natürlichen Seltenheiten des K.K. Naturalien Kabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil, Schalthiere. Pars 1, Testacea. Vindobonae: ex officina Krausiana. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.11581. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11581.
- ↑ Morelet, A. (1849). Testacea novissima insulae Cubanae et Americae Centralis, Pars I. Paris: Baillière. 31 pp.
- ↑ Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021–3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13., 1: pars. 6.
- ↑ Pfeiffer, L. (1864). Zur Molluskenfauna von Cuba. Malakozoologische Blätter. 11(3): 102–109, 123–131 [July 1864]; 11(4): 157–161 [December 1864].
External links
- González Guillén A. (2014). "Polymita, the most beautiful land snail of the world". Carlos M. Estevez & Associates, Miami, 359 pp., ISBN 978-1-63068-516-4.
Wikidata ☰ Q3395636 entry
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