- Source: Monadenia
Monadenia is a genus of air-breathing land snails in the subfamily Monadeniinae.
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
Species within the genus Monadenia include:
† Monadenia antecedens (Stearns, 1900)
Monadenia callipeplus S.S. Berry, 1940
Monadenia chaceana S.S. Berry, 1940
Monadenia churchi Hanna & A.G. Smith, 1933
Monadenia circumcarinata (Stearns, 1879) - keeled sideband
Monadenia cristulata S.S. Berry, 1940
† Monadenia dubiosa (Stearns, 1902)
Monadenia fidelis (J. E. Gray, 1834)
Monadenia infumata (Gould, 1855)
† Monadenia marginicola (Conrad, 1871)
Monadenia mariposa A.G. Smith, 1957
Monadenia marmarotis S.S. Berry, 1940
Monadenia mormonum (L. Pfeiffer, 1857)
Monadenia tuolumneana S.S. Berry, 1955
Monadenia yosemitensis (H.N. Lowe, 1916)
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
Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017