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Xerosecta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Helicoidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Hygromiidae

Rank
  
Genus

Xerosecta

Similar
  
Xerosecta cespitum, Xerotricha, Cochlicella, Trochoidea, Tectonatica sagraiana

Recolecctando xerosecta rebouidiana


Xerosecta is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

Contents

Snails in this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

Xerosecta cespitum


Species

Species within the genus Xerosecta include:

  • Xerosecta adolfi
  • Xerosecta arigonis
  • Xerosecta cespitum
  • Xerosecta contermina
  • Xerosecta conspurcata
  • Xerosecta dohrni
  • Xerosecta explanata
  • Xerosecta giustii
  • Xerosecta hillyeriana
  • Xerosecta introducta
  • Xerosecta promissa
  • Xerosecta reboundiana
  • Xerosecta terverii
  • Xerosecta vaucheri
  • References

    Xerosecta Wikipedia