Biology:Xerosecta cespitum

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Xerosecta cespitum
Hygromidae - Xerosecta cespitum.jpg
A live but retracted individual of Xerosecta cespitum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Xerosecta
Species:
X. cespitum
Binomial name
Xerosecta cespitum
(Draparnaud, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Cernuella (Xeromagna) cespitum (Draparnaud, 1801)
  • Helix (Xerophila) cespitum Draparnaud, 1801 (superseded combination)
  • Helix cespitum Draparnaud, 1801 (original combination)
  • Helix coespitum A. Villa & G. B. Villa, 1841 (invalid; incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Xerosecta (Xeromagna) cespitum (Draparnaud, 1801) · alternate representation

Xerosecta cespitum is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.[2]

Distribution

This snail is native to south Spain , Mallorca, southern France , northwestern Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Elba, and Morocco to Tunisia.

This species of snail makes and uses love darts as part of mating behavior.

Five views of a shell of Xerosecta cespitum

References

  1. ↑ Gargominy, O. (2011). "Xerosecta cespitum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2011: e.T156409A4940719. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156409A4940719.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/156409/0. Retrieved 15 January 2018. 
  2. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerosecta cespitum (Draparnaud, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050727 on 2022-07-24
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q8043890 entry




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