Candidula is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, . [3][4] the hairy snails and their allies.
The genus is characterized by the presence of a big dart sac, a sac containing an arrow-like structure found on a land snail's reproductive organs.
Species within the genus Candidula s.l. include:[2]
Molecular phylogenetic studies revealed the polyphyly of the genus being divided into at least six genera[6]
The species of Candidula s.l. should be classified as follows:
Candidula is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, . the hairy snails and their allies.
The genus is characterized by the presence of a big dart sac, a sac containing an arrow-like structure found on a land snail's reproductive organs.