Five views of a shell of Xeromunda candiota (Pfeiffer, 1849)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
Order:
Stylommatophora
Family:
Geomitridae
Subfamily:
Helicellinae
Genus:
Xeromunda Monterosato, 1892
Type species
Helix candiota
L. Pfeiffer, 1849
Synonyms
Xeromunda (Candidella) Hausdorf, 1990
Xerophila (Xeromunda) Monterosato, 1892
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.
^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
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