Xerosecta explanata

Xerosecta explanata
Shell of Xerosecta explanata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Xerosecta
Species:
X. explanata
Binomial name
Xerosecta explanata
(O. F. Müller, 1774)
Synonyms
  • Cernuella (Xerosecta) explanata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  • Helix explanata O. F. Müller, 1774 (original combination)
  • Xerosecta (Xerosecta) explanata (O. F. Müller, 1774) · alternate representation

Xerosecta explanata 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]

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Xerosecta explanata (O. F. Müller, 1774). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050741 on 2023-09-21
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
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