Biology:Xerocrassa montserratensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Xerocrassa montserratensis
Xerocrassa montserratensis.jpg
Scientific classification
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X. montserratensis
Binomial name
Xerocrassa montserratensis
(Hidalgo, 1870)
Subspecies
  • X. m. subsp. betulonensis (Bofill, 1879)
  • X. m. subsp. montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Trochoidea montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870)
  • Helix montserratensis Hidalgo, 1870

Xerocrassa montserratensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. Two subspecies are recognised, the nominotypical X. m. subsp. montserratensis and X. m. subsp. betulonensis.[1][2]

Geographic distribution

Xerocrassa montserratensis is endemic to Spain , where it is restricted to the Montserrat mountain chain and the mountains of the Besòs river basin in the Catalan province of Barcelona.[1][2][3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2057663 entry