Monadenia is a genus of air-breathing land snails in the subfamily Monadeniinae.[2]

Monadenia
Monadenia fidelis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Xanthonychidae
Subfamily: Monadeniinae
Genus: Monadenia
Pilsbry, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Monadenia (Corynadenia) Berry, 1940· accepted, alternate representation
  • Monadenia (Monadenia) Pilsbry, 1895· accepted, alternate representation
  • Monadenia (Shastelix) B. Roth, 1981· accepted, alternate representation

These pulmonate, terrestrial molluscs belong to the gastropod class.

Snails in this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

Species edit

Species within the genus Monadenia include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Monadenia rotifer S. S. Berry, 1940: synonym of Monadenia marmarotis S.S. Berry, 1940
  • Monadenia semialba Henderson, 1929: synonym of Monadenia fidelis fidelis (Gray, 1834)
  • Monadenia setosaTalmadge, 1952 - Trinity bristle snail: synonym of Monadenia infumata setosa Talmadge, 1952
  • Monadenia troglodytes Hanna & A.G. Smith, 1933 - shasta sideband: synonym of Monadenia troglodytes troglodytes Hanna & A.G. Smith, 1933

References edit

  1. ^ Pilsbry H. A. (1895). In: Tryon G. W. & Pilsbry H. A. Manual of Conchology (2)9: 198.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Monadenia Pilsbry, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995491 on 2021-02-25
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017