Xerocrassa montserratensis

Xerocrassa montserratensis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Geomitridae
Genus:	Xerocrassa
Species:	X. montserratensis
Binomial name
Xerocrassa montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870)
Synonyms
Helix montserratensisHidalgo, 1870 Helix montserratensis var. betulonensisBofill, 1879 (junior synonym) Helix montserratensis var. delicatulaBofill, 1898 (junior synonym) Trochoidea montserratensis(Hidalgo, 1870) Xerocrassa (Amandana) montserratensis(Hidalgo, 1870) · alternate representation Xerocrassa (Amandana) montserratensis betulonensis(Bofill, 1879) Xerocrassa (Amandana) montserratensis montserratensis(Hidalgo, 1870) · alternate representation Xerocrassa montserratensis betulonensis(Bofill, 1879) (junior synonym) Xerocrassa montserratensis delicatulaBofill, 1898 Xerocrassa montserratensis montserratensis(Hidalgo, 1870)

Xerocrassa montserratensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. ^[2]

Two subspecies are recognised, the nominotypical X. m. subsp. montserratensis and X. m. subsp. betulonensis. ^{[1] [3]}

Geographic distribution

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] [3] [4]}

References

1. Martínez-Ortí, A. (2011). "Xerocrassa montserratensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T22254A9368348. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T22254A9368348.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerocrassa montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050702 on 2022-08-11
3. "Taxon Details: Xerocrassa montserratensis (Hidalgo 1870)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
4. Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Xerocrassa montserratensis". AnimalBase . SUB Göttingen . Retrieved 27 July 2014.

• Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017

External links

• "Xerocrassa montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870)" (PDF). Atlas y Libro Rojo de los invertebrados amenazados de España. (Especies vulnerables) Volumen II: Moluscos. Letra X [Atlas and Red book of threatened invertebrates of Spain. (Vulnerable species) Volume II: Molluscs. Letter X] (in Spanish). Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
• Hidalgo, J. G. B. (1870). Description de trois espèces nouvelles d'Helix d'Espagne. Journal de Conchyliologie. 18(3): 298–299