Monachoides incarnatus (syn. Perforatella incarnata) is a species of air-breathing land snail in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.[3]
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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Species: | M. incarnatus
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Monachoides incarnatus (O. F. Müller, 1774)[2]
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This snail species is widespread in Europe, and most abundant in Central Europe.[1] It can be found in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine,[4] and many other countries.[1]
This species of snail creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
The egg is 2 millimeters wide.[5]
This common species has stable populations facing no apparent threats, and no specific conservation actions are underway.[1]