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Aegista

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Aegista is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.[1]

Anatomy

Species within this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

Distribution

This genus of snails is distributed throughout from Southeast Asia to temperate East Asia.

Species

Species within the genus Aegista include:

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Aegista Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874976 on 2020-05-07
  • List of species at: [1]
  • Taxonomy at: [2]
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.

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Aegista: Brief Summary

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Aegista is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.

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