Pseudotrichia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
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Pseudotrichia rubiginosa | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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Genus: | Pseudotrichia Likharev, 1949
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Snails of this genus are native to Europe.
Species in this genus of snail create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
Species
editSpecies within the genus Pseudotrichia include:
- Pseudotrichia memnonis (Sturany, 1904)
- Pseudotrichia rubiginosa (Rossmässler, 1838)
References
edit- AnimalBase info at: [1]
- Species in the genus at: [2]