Perforatella bidentata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.[2]
| Perforatella bidentata | |
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| Shell of Perforatella bidentata (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Hygromiidae |
| Genus: | Perforatella |
| Species: | P. bidentata |
| Binomial name | |
| Perforatella bidentata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Life cycle
The size of the egg is 1.7 × 2 mm.[3]
This species of snail makes and uses love darts during mating.
Distribution
This species is known to occur in:
References
- Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft). 312 pp., 142 plates.
External links
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