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Monachoides incarnatus

Monachoides incarnatus
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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: Hygromiidae
Genus: Monachoides
Species: M. incarnatus
Binomial name
Monachoides incarnatus
(O. F. Müller, 1774)
Synonyms

Helix incarnata Müller, 1774
Perforatella incarnata


Helix incarnata Müller, 1774
Perforatella incarnata

Monachoides incarnatus (syn. Perforatella incarnata) is a species of air-breathing land snail in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

This snail species is widespread in Europe, and most abundant in Central Europe. It can be found in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, and many other countries.

This species of snail creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.

The egg is 2 millimeters wide.

This common species has stable populations facing no apparent threats, and no specific conservation actions are underway.



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