Xeromunda durieui
| Xeromunda durieui | |
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| Shell of Xeromunda durieui (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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| Drawing of love dart of Xeromunda durieui. Cross-section (on the left) and lateral view (on the right) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Genus: | Xeromunda |
| Species: | X. durieui
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| Binomial name | |
| Xeromunda durieui (Pfeiffer, 1848)
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Xeromunda durieui is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.[1]
This species of snail makes and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
Distribution
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This snail is native to south Italy, North Africa and possibly to Cyprus.
References
[edit]- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xeromunda durieui (L. Pfeiffer, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002544 on 2022-08-03
- 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 Xeromunda durieui.
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- Taxonomy at: [2]
- Shell image at [3][permanent dead link]
- Pfeiffer L. (1847-1848). Monographia Heliceorum viventium. Sistens descriptiones systematicas et criticas omnium huius familiae generum et specierum hodie cognitarum. Volumen primum. (1): 1–160