Xeromunda

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Xeromunda
Xeromunda candiota 01.JPG
Five views of a shell of Xeromunda candiota(Pfeiffer, 1849)
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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]

Contents

Species of snails in this genus make and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

Species

Species within the genus Xeromunda include:

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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