Monacha obstructa (L.Pfeiffer, 1842) is a animal in the Hygromiidae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Monacha obstructa (L.Pfeiffer, 1842)
Monacha obstructa is an air-breathing land snail species native to Egypt and Israel, and invasive in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Monacha obstructa is a species of air-breathing land snail. It is classified as a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk, and belongs to the family Hygromiidae, a group that includes hairy snails and their close relatives. This species is native to Egypt and Israel. It is also known to be an invasive species in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
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Trochulus hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Euomphalia strigella (Draparnaud, 1801)
Monacha syriaca (Ehrenberg, 1831)
Urticicola umbrosus (C.Pfeiffer, 1828)
Trochulus villosus (Draparnaud, 1805)
Hygromia cinctella (Draparnaud, 1801)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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