Xerocrassa montserratensis explained

Xerocrassa montserratensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.^[1]

Two subspecies are recognised, the nominotypical X. m. subsp. montserratensis and X. m. subsp. betulonensis.^[2]

Geographic 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.^{[2] [3]}

References

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

External links

• Web site: Xerocrassa montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870). 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]. Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente. es.
  • Hidalgo, J. G. B. (1870). Description de trois espèces nouvelles d'Helix d'Espagne. Journal de Conchyliologie. 18(3): 298–299

Notes and References

1. 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
2. Web site: Taxon Details: Xerocrassa montserratensis (Hidalgo 1870). https://web.archive.org/web/20140729150439/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=429166. dead. July 29, 2014. Fauna Europaea. 29 July 2014.
3. Web site: Species summary for Xerocrassa montserratensis. Welter Schultes, F.. AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. 27 July 2014.