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Bradybaenidae

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Bradybaeninae is a taxonomic subfamily of medium-sized to small land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. Members of the subfamily Bradybaeninae are defined by the presence of two divided glands with one to two accessory sacs.

Species

bush snails

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderStylommatophora
  5. FamilyCamaenidae
Observations recorded2,256

Camaenidae zijn een familie van weekdieren uit de klasse van de Gastropoda (slakken).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,735
With media
3
Family
Camaenidae
Collections
AUM, CAS, NCSM, AM, USNM
Recorded in
Germany, China, Japan, Ecuador, Mexico, Philippines, Singapore, Republic Of Vanuatu

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Stylommatophora
Image
Fruticicola fruticum.jpg
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Commons category
Bradybaenidae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Bradybaenidae
topic's main category
Category:Bradybaenidae
taxon common name
busksnegler
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Description
  • Distribution
  • Taxonomy
  • References

Bradybaeninae is a taxonomic subfamily of medium-sized to small land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. Members of the subfamily Bradybaeninae are defined by the presence of two divided glands with one to two accessory sacs.

== Description== Some genera of snails in this subfamily create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior. The dart sac contains one to two glands. They are also defined by missing a diverticulum.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bradybaenidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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