Helminthoglypta

Helminthoglypta
Helminthoglypta sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Helminthoglyptidae
Genus: Helminthoglypta
Ancey, 1887

Helminthoglypta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helminthoglyptidae.

Species within this genus of snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

Species

Species within the genus Helminthoglypta include:

References

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