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Hygromiidae

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Hygromiidae

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Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.

Species

hedsnäckor

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderStylommatophora
  5. FamilyHygromiidae
Observations recorded299,532

Гигромииды (лат. Hygromiidae) — семейство небольших или среднего размера лёгочных земляных (англ.)русск. улиток подотряда Стебельчатоглазые (Stylommatophora).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,983
With media
16
Family
Hygromiidae
Collections
CM, FMNH, UMZC
Recorded in
France, Austria, Spain, Turkey, Italy

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Helicoidea
Image
Trochulus hispidus live.jpg
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Commons category
Hygromiidae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Hygromiidae
topic's main category
Category:Hygromiidae
taxon common name
hårsnegler
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Anatomy
  • Taxonomy
  • Genera
  • Synonyms
  • References
  • External links

Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.

==Anatomy== Some snails in genera within this family create and use love darts as part of their courtship and mating behavior.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hygromiidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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