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Xerocrassa montserratensis

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Xerocrassa montserratensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Xerocrassa
Species:
X. montserratensis
Binomial name
Xerocrassa montserratensis
(Hidalgo, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Helix montserratensis Hidalgo, 1870
  • Helix montserratensis var. betulonensis Bofill, 1879 (junior synonym)
  • Helix montserratensis var. delicatula Bofill, 1898 (junior synonym)
  • Trochoidea montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870)
  • Xerocrassa (Amandana) montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870) · alternate representation
  • Xerocrassa (Amandana) montserratensis betulonensis (Bofill, 1879)
  • Xerocrassa (Amandana) montserratensis montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870) · alternate representation
  • Xerocrassa montserratensis betulonensis (Bofill, 1879) (junior synonym)
  • Xerocrassa montserratensis delicatula Bofill, 1898
  • Xerocrassa montserratensis montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870)

Xerocrassa montserratensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.[2]

Two subspecies are recognised, the nominotypical X. m. subsp. montserratensis and X. m. subsp. betulonensis.[1][3]

Geographic distribution

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Distribution

Xerocrassa montserratensis is endemic to Spain, where it is restricted to the Montserrat mountain chain and the mountains of the Besòs river basin in the Catalan province of Barcelona.[1][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Martínez-Ortí, A. (2011). "Xerocrassa montserratensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T22254A9368348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T22254A9368348.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerocrassa montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050702 on 2022-08-11
  3. ^ a b "Taxon Details: Xerocrassa montserratensis (Hidalgo 1870)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. ^ Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Xerocrassa montserratensis". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
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