Xeromunda durieui

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
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:	Helicoidea
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.

This species of snail makes and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.

Distribution

Distribution

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

References

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

External links

• [1]
• Taxonomy at: [2]
• Shell image at [3]
• Pfeiffer L. (1847-1848). Monographia Heliceorum viventium. Sistens descriptiones systematicas et criticas omnium huius familiae generum et specierum hodie cognitarum. Volumen primum. (1): 1–160