Monacha

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Monacha is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae Lindholm, 1927 of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Monacha includes western Europe, Central Europe, Mediterranean, Asia minor and Turkey (more than 50 species of Monacha), Georgia, Russia, Arabia, Iran, Azerbaijan (1 species). It is not in Armenia. The greatest diversity of species is in the Pontic region.

Species

Species within the genus Monacha include: The species Ashfordiana granulata (Alder, 1830) is often also grouped under the genus Monacha.

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