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Xerocrassa amphiconus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Hygromiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Helicoidea

Genus
  
Xerocrassa

Similar
  
Xerocrassa, Trochoidea, Hygromiidae

Xerocrassa amphiconus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Greece, where it is restricted to the easternmost mountain range of Crete. As adults, these snails can grow to a size of 4–6 x 9–12 mm.

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Xerocrassa amphiconus Wikipedia