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Polymita
Sign in to savePolymita is a genus of large, air-breathing land snails in the family Cepolidae.
Species
Tiger-Striped Wasp Moth
Genus
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderStylommatophora
- FamilyCepolidae
Observations1,577
via · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 346
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Cepolidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, AUM, USNM, UTEP
- Recorded in
- Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cepolidae Ihering (1909)
- Image
- Museo della Specola103.jpg
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- Commons category
- Polymita
- taxon name
- Polymita
- taxon rank
- genus
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- homonymous taxon
- Polymita
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Anatomy
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Polymita is a genus of large, air-breathing land snails in the family Cepolidae.
These snails are endemic to Cuba. Their shells are prized by collectors, and in recent years, there have been efforts to protect local populations from overcollection.
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