''Mnestia'' is a genus of
gastropods
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and from the land. Ther ...
belonging to the family
Mnestiidae.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
.
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
Cephalaspidea
Taxa described in 1854