Xeromunda
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| Five views of a shell of Xeromunda candiota (Pfeiffer, 1849) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Subfamily: | Helicellinae |
| Genus: | Xeromunda Monterosato, 1892 |
| Type species | |
| Helix candiota L. Pfeiffer, 1849
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Xeromunda is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the harry snails and their allies.[1]
Species of snails in this genus make and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
Species[edit]
Species within the genus Xeromunda include:
- Xeromunda alticola Hausdorf, 1995
- Xeromunda candiota (L. Pfeiffer, 1849)
- Xeromunda durieui (L. Pfeiffer, 1848)
- Xeromunda mairei (Pallary, 1929) (synonym: Xerophila mairei Pallary, 1929)
- Xeromunda peloponnesia Hausdorf, 1990
- Xeromunda thessalica Hausdorf, 1990
- Xeromunda vulgarissima (Mousson, 1859)
References[edit]
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xeromunda Monterosato, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996345 on 2022-08-03
- Kobelt, W. (1892). Literaturbericht. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 24 (7/8): 149–152. Frankfurt am Main
- Hausdorf, B. (1990). Die Xeromunda-Arten des griechischen Festlandes (Gastropoda: Hygromiidae). Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 119 (4/6): 107–131. Frankfurt am Main
- Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
External links[edit]
- [1]
- Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Molluschi terrestri delle isole adiacenti alla Sicilia. Atti della Reale Accademia di Scienze, Lettere e Belle Arti di Palermo. 3rd Series, 2: 1-34