Monachoides incarnatus

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.

Monachoides incarnatus
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
Synonyms

Helix incarnata Müller, 1774
Perforatella incarnata

Distribution

This snail species is widespread in Europe, and most abundant in Central Europe.[1] It can be found in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine,[3] and many other countries.[1]

Biology

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

The egg is 2 millimeters wide.[4]

Conservation

This common species has stable populations facing no apparent threats, and no specific conservation actions are underway.[1]

References
  1. Neubert, E. 2011. Monachoides incarnatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. Downloaded on 22 June 2013.
  2. Müller O. F. 1774. Vermivm terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. Volumen alterum. pp. I-XXVI [= 1-36], 1-214, [1-10]. Havniae & Lipsiae. (Heineck & Faber).
  3. Balashov, I. & N. Gural-Sverlova. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41(1): 91-109.
  4. Heller, J. "Life History Strategies". In: Barker, G. M. (ed.): The Biology of Terrestrial Molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK. 2001. pg. 428. ISBN 0-85199-318-4
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