Biology:Xerosecta cespitum
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Xerosecta cespitum | |
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| A live but retracted individual of Xerosecta cespitum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Genus: | Xerosecta |
| Species: | X. cespitum
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| Xerosecta cespitum (Draparnaud, 1801)
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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]
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.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xerosecta cespitum. |
- Xerosecta cespitum at AnimalBase
- Image of Xerosecta cespitum at gireaud.net
- Draparnaud, J. P. R. (1801). Tableau des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France. Montpellier / Paris (Renaud / Bossange, Masson & Besson). 1-116
Wikidata ☰ Q8043890 entry
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