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) |
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Synonyms | |
Helix incarnata Müller, 1774 |
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.