Biology:Xeroplexa intersecta
| Xeroplexa intersecta | |
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| Xeroplexa intersecta shells | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | |
| Family: | Geomitridae
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| Genus: | |
| Species: | X. intersecta
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| Binomial name | |
| Xeroplexa intersecta (Poiret, 1801)
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| Synonyms | |
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Candidula intersecta (Poiret, 1801) | |
Xeroplexa intersecta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae,.[1] It was previously included within the genus Candidula.[1]
This snail can be a pest species in agricultural settings.
Description
The 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) × 7–12 mm (0.28–0.47 in) shell has 5 convex whorls. The aperture is simple without a lip; the aperture margin is slightly reflected near the umbilicus. The umbilicus is open and variably wide. The periostracum is whitish or yellowish with brown bands or spots and finely striated. The animal is yellowish or bluish grey with dark brown pigments. The upper tentacles are long, and the lower tentacles are very short.[2]
Distribution
This species is known to occur within its native range in a number of Central and Western European countries and islands including:
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- France
- Portugal
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Denmark
- Spain
- Germany
It also lives as an introduced species in:
- Oregon, United States[3]
- Colombia
- Chile
- New Zealand
- Australia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chueca, Luis J.; Gómez-Moliner, Benjamín J.; Madeira, María José; Pfenninger, Markus (January 2018). "Molecular phylogeny of Candidula (Geomitridae) land snails inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers reveals the polyphyly of the genus". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 118: 357–368. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.10.022. PMID 29107619.
- ↑ Animalbase (Welter-Schultes)
- ↑ "Candidula intersecta". Oregon State University. http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspest/Candidula.htm.
External links
- http://luisjavierchueca.com/research-3/candidula-s-l/
- Candidula intersecta at Animalbase taxonomy, short description, distribution, biology, status (threats), images
- Candidula intersecta images at Encyclopedia of Life
- Fauna Europaea Search Distribution
Wikidata ☰ Q3072947 entry
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