Biology:Xeromunda

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Xeromunda
Xeromunda candiota 01.JPG
Five views of a shell of Xeromunda candiota (Pfeiffer, 1849)
Scientific classification e
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
Synonyms
  • Xeromunda (Candidella) Hausdorf, 1990
  • Xerophila (Xeromunda) Monterosato, 1892

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

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

  1. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q8043873 entry