''Mnestia'' is a genus of
gastropods
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. Ther ...
belonging to the family
Mnestiidae
Mnestiidae is a family of gastropods belonging to the order Cephalaspidea
The order Cephalaspidea, also known as the headshield slugs and bubble snails, is a major taxon of sea slugs and bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the la ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Mnestia alboguttata''
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Mnestia arachis''
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Mnestia colorata''
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Mnestia girardi''
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Mnestia japonica''
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Mnestia marmorata''
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Mnestia meyeri''
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Mnestia pulchra''
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Mnestia villica''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q18587639
Gastropods