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Xeromunda durieui

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Xeromunda durieui
Shell of Xeromunda durieui (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Drawing of love dart of Xeromunda durieui. Cross-section (on the left) and lateral view (on the right)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Xeromunda
Species:
X. durieui
Binomial name
Xeromunda durieui
(Pfeiffer, 1848)

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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Distribution

This snail is native to south Italy, North Africa and possibly to Cyprus.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
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