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], , 1–110, . Paris, Londres. (Bertrand, Sowerby). page 69