Xerocrassa amphiconus
Appearance
Xerocrassa amphiconus | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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Species: | X. amphiconus
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Binomial name | |
Xerocrassa amphiconus (Maltzan, 1883)
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Helix (Jacosta) amphiconus Maltzan, 1883[2] |
Xerocrassa amphiconus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Greece, where it is restricted to the easternmost mountain range of Crete.[1][2][3] As adults, these snails can grow to a size of 4–6 x 9–12 mm.[2]
References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN
- ^ a b c Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Xerocrassa amphiconus". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Taxon Details: Xerocrassa (Xerocrassa) amphiconus (Maltzan 1883)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
Further reading
- Sauer, J. (2011). Systematics and Evolution of the Helicellinae (Gastropoda:Helicoidea) from Crete, particularly the Xerocrassa radiation (PDF) (Ph.D.). University of Hamburg.
See also