Xeromunda Explained

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]

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

Species

Species within the genus Xeromunda include:

• Xeromunda alticola Hausdorf, 1995
• Xeromunda candiota (L. Pfeiffer, 1849)
• Xeromunda durieui (L. Pfeiffer, 1848)
• Xeromunda mairei (Pallary, 1929) (synonym: Xerophila mairei Pallary, 1929)
• Xeromunda peloponnesia Hausdorf, 1990
• Xeromunda thessalica Hausdorf, 1990
• Xeromunda vulgarissima (Mousson, 1859)

References

• Kobelt, W. (1892). Literaturbericht. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 24 (7/8): 149–152. Frankfurt am Main
• Hausdorf, B. (1990). Die Xeromunda-Arten des griechischen Festlandes (Gastropoda: Hygromiidae). Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 119 (4/6): 107–131. Frankfurt am Main
• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017

External links

• http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/genus?id=816
• Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Molluschi terrestri delle isole adiacenti alla Sicilia. Atti della Reale Accademia di Scienze, Lettere e Belle Arti di Palermo. 3rd Series, 2: 1-34

Notes and 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