Xerotricha conspurcata

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Xerotricha conspurcata
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Xerotricha conspurcata shells
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Xerotricha
Species:
X. conspurcata
Binomial name
Xerotricha conspurcata
(Draparnaud, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Helicella (Xerotricha) conspurcata(Draparnaud, 1801) ·
  • Helicella mariaeGasull, 1974
  • Helix (Xerophila) conspurcataDraparnaud, 1801 (superseded combination)
  • Helix (Xerotricha) conspurcataDraparnaud, 1801
  • Helix aetnaeaBenoit, 1857 ·(junior synonym)
  • Helix conspurcataDraparnaud, 1801 (original combination)
  • Helix cupanianaCalcara, 1842 ·(junior synonym)
  • Helix cupaniiCalcara, 1842 (junior synonym)
  • Helix dumivagaMorelet, 1880 (junior synonym)
  • Helix moricolaPaladilhe, 1875 (junior synonym)
  • Xerotricha mariae(Gasull, 1972)

Xerotricha conspurcata is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae. [1]

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Description

Xerotricha conspurcata grows up to 4.5 x 6.8 mm in size. It has a striated mottled brown shell marked with short hairs. [2] This species makes and uses love darts as part of mating behavior. [3]

Distribution

Distribution Xerotricha-conspurcata-map-eur-nm-moll.jpg
Distribution

This snail is native to the Mediterranean region of Europe. [1] It has been recorded in the United States in California and Washington as an introduced species. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Xerotricha conspurcata (Draparnaud, 1801)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  2. "AnimalBase :: Xerotricha conspurcata species homepage". www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  3. Koene, Joris M; Schulenburg, Hinrich (2005). "Shooting darts: co-evolution and counter-adaptation in hermaphroditic snails". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 5: 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-5-25 . PMC   1080126 . PMID   15799778.
  4. Gladstone, Nicholas S.; Bordeau, Trystan A.; Leppanen, Christy; McKinney, Michael L. (2020-06-17). "Spatiotemporal patterns of non-native terrestrial gastropods in the contiguous United States". NeoBiota. 57: 133–152. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.57.52195 . ISSN   1314-2488. S2CID   225746854.

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