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Polymita
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.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Painted Snail
speciesPolymita picta
Polymita muscarum
speciesPolymita muscarum
Polymita venusta
speciesPolymita venusta
Polymita versicolor
speciesPolymita versicolor
Polymita brocheri
speciesPolymita brocheri
Polymita sulphurosa
speciesPolymita sulphurosa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 155354.