Monadeniinae is a taxonomic subfamily of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Xanthonychidae[1]
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| A live individual of Monadenia fidelis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Xanthonychidae |
| Subfamily: | Monadeniinae H. Nordsieck, 1987 |
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Anatomy
editThis subfamily is defined by an absent diverticulum. The species have one dart apparatus, a stylophore (dart sac), one mucous gland, with a muscular duct that is inserted at base of the dart sac.
Genera
editGenera within the subfamily Modaneiinae include:
- Monadenia Pilsbry, 1895 - type genus
References
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- ^ 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
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