Xerosecta cespitum

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Xerosecta cespitum
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A live but retracted individual of Xerosecta cespitum
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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  • Helix (Xerophila) cespitumDraparnaud, 1801 (superseded combination)
  • Helix cespitumDraparnaud, 1801 (original combination)
  • Helix coespitumA. 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 Xerosecta-cespitum-map-eur-nm-moll.jpg
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 Xerosecta cespitum 01.jpg
Five views of a shell of Xerosecta cespitum

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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 . 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