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| unranked_superfamilia = clade [[Heterobranchia]]<br/>clade [[Euthyneura]]<br/>clade [[Panpulmonata]]<br/>clade [[Eupulmonata]]<br/>clade [[Stylommatophora]]<br/>informal group [[Sigmurethra]]
| unranked_superfamilia = clade [[Heterobranchia]]<br/>clade [[Euthyneura]]<br/>clade [[Panpulmonata]]<br/>clade [[Eupulmonata]]<br/>clade [[Stylommatophora]]<br/>informal group [[Sigmurethra]]
| superfamilia = [[Helicoidea]]
| superfamilia = [[Helicoidea]]
| familia = [[Xanthonychidae]]<ref name="ecosis.cu"/>
| familia = [[Cepolidae]] / [[Helminthoglyptidae]] / [[Xanthonychidae]]
| genus = '''''Polymita'''''
| genus = '''''Polymita'''''
| genus_authority = [[Henrik Henriksen Beck|Beck]], 1837<ref>[[Henrik Henriksen Beck|Beck H. H.]] (1837). ''Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred.'' (1): 44.</ref>
| genus_authority = [[Henrik Henriksen Beck|Beck]], 1837<ref>[[Henrik Henriksen Beck|Beck H. H.]] (1837). ''Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred.'' (1): 44.</ref>
| synonyms = }}
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'''''Polymita''''', is a [[genus]] of large, air-breathing [[land snail]]s, [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]]s in the family [[Cepolidae (gastropods)|Cepolidae]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} or [[Helminthoglyptidae]]<ref>[http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Gold/9440/polymita/polytax.html&date=2009-10-25+07:25:38 ] accessed 24 March 2011.</ref> or [[Xanthonychidae]].<ref name="ecosis.cu"/>
'''''Polymita''''', is a [[genus]] of large, air-breathing [[land snail]]s, [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]]s in the family [[Xanthonychidae]].<ref name="ecosis.cu"/><!-- NOT IN [[Helminthoglyptidae]]<ref>[http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Gold/9440/polymita/polytax.html&date=2009-10-25+07:25:38 ] accessed 24 March 2011.</ref> -->


The shell of this species is large, brightly colored, and has numerous color varieties.
The shell of this species is large, brightly colored, and has numerous color varieties.
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[[Category:Cepolidae (gastropods)]]
[[Category:Xanthonychidae]]


{{Stylommatophora-stub}}
{{Stylommatophora-stub}}

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Polymita
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Polymita

Beck, 1837[2]

Polymita, is a genus of large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Xanthonychidae.[1]

The shell of this species is large, brightly colored, and has numerous color varieties.

These snails are endemic to Cuba.

Anatomy

Poymita creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.

Species

Species within the genus Polymita include:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Mollusca". Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
  2. ^ Beck H. H. (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 44.

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