Helminthoglypta
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Helminthoglypta | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Helminthoglypta sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Xanthonychidae |
| Subfamily: | Helminthoglyptinae |
| Genus: | Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Helminthoglypta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.[1]
Species within this genus of snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.