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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Xeromunda-durieui-map-eur-nm-moll.jpg/220px-Xeromunda-durieui-map-eur-nm-moll.jpg)
This snail is native to south Italy, North Africa and possibly to Cyprus.
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- [1]
- Taxonomy at: [2]
- Shell image at [3][permanent dead link ]
- 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