Xeromunda durieui

Xeromunda durieui
Drawing of love dart of Xeromunda durieui. Cross-section (on the left) and lateral view (on the right)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:	Helicoidea
Family:	Hygromiidae
Genus:	Xeromunda
Species:	X. durieui
Binomial name
Xeromunda durieui (Pfeiffer, 1848)

Xeromunda durieui is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

This snail is native to south Italy, North Africa and possibly to Cyprus.

This species of snail makes and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.

External links

• [1]
• Taxonomy at: [2]
• Shell image at [3]