Monacha obstructa
Introduction '''''Monacha obstructa''''' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
Distribution This species occurs in Egypt and Israel. ''M. obstructa'' is also invasive in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Parasites Parasites of ''Monacha obstructa'' include:* ''Brachylaima'' sp. in the kidney of infected snails
References
External links * http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/species?id=2397* Férussac A. E. J. P. J. F. d'Audebard de 1821-1822. ''Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un prodrome général pour tous les mollusques terrestres ou fluviatiles, vivants ou fossiles''. pp. j-xlvij = 1-47, 1, 1-110, 1.Paris, Londres. (Bertrand, Sowerby). page 69