Xeroplexa Explained

Xeroplexa^[1] is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae,^[2] the hairy snails and their allies.^{[3] [4]}

Xeroplexa species were within genus Candidula until a molecular phylogeny revealed the polyphyly of Candidula, and the genus Xeroplexa Monterosato, 1892 was recovered.

Distribution

The genus is mainly distributed along western Iberian Peninsula, although X. intersecta spreads from northern Iberian Peninsula to central Europe and British Islands.^[5]

Species

Species within the genus Xeroplexa include:

• Xeroplexa arrabidensis (Holyoak & Holyoak, 2014)
• Xeroplexa belemensis (Servain, 1880)
• Xeroplexa carrapateirensis (Holyoak & Holyoak, 2014)
• Xeroplexa coudensis (Holyoak & Holyoak, 2010)
• Xeroplexa intersecta (Poiret, 1801)
• Xeroplexa olisippensis (Servain, 1880)
• Xeroplexa ponsulensis (Holyoak & Holyoak, 2014)
• Xeroplexa scabiosula (Locard, 1899)
• Xeroplexa setubalensis (Pfeiffer, 1850) type species
• Xeroplexa strucki (Maltzan, 1886)

References

• Kobelt, W. (1892). Literaturbericht. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 24 (7/8): 149–152. Frankfurt am Main
• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017

External links

• 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
• Chueca, L. J., Gómez-Moliner, B. J., Madeira, M. J. & Pfenninger, M. (2018). Molecular phylogeny of Candidula (Geomitridae) land snails inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers reveals the polyphyly of the genus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 118: 357-368.,

Notes and References

1. Monterosato. T. A. di. 1892. Molluschi terrestri delle isole adiacenti alla Sicilia. Atti della Reale Accademia di Scienze, Lettere e Belle Arti di Palermo. 3. 2. 1–33.
2. Chueca. Luis J.. Gómez-Moliner. Benjamín J.. Madeira. María José. Pfenninger. Markus. January 2018. Molecular phylogeny of Candidula (Geomitridae) land snails inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers reveals the polyphyly of the genus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. en. 118. 357–368. 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.10.022. 29107619.
3. Web site: Taxonomy Browser . www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov . . 2019-03-26.
4. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xeroplexa Monterosato, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=999573 on 2022-07-30
5. Holyoak. D.T.. Holyoak. G.A.. 2014. A review of the genus Candidula in Portugal with notes on other populations in western Europe (Gastropoda, Pulmonata: Hygromiidae). Journal of Conchology. 41. 629–672.