Xerocrassa meda

Xerocrassa meda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Hygromiidae
Genus: Xerocrassa
Species: X. meda
Binomial name
Xerocrassa meda
(Porro, 1840)
Synonyms

Helix Meda Porro, 1840[2]

Xerocrassa meda 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 native to Greece, Italy and Malta.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Triantis, K. (2013). "Xerocrassa meda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Xerocrassa meda". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. "Taxon Details: Xerocrassa (Xeroclausa) meda (Porro 1840)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

Further reading

  • Sauer, J. (2011). Systematics and Evolution of the Helicellinae (Gastropoda:Helicoidea) from Crete, particularly the Xerocrassa radiation (PDF) (Ph.D.). University of Hamburg.


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