Xerosecta cespitum (Draparnaud, 1801) is a animal in the Geomitridae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Xerosecta cespitum (Draparnaud, 1801)

Xerosecta cespitum (Draparnaud, 1801)

Xerosecta cespitum is a small air-breathing land snail native to western Mediterranean regions that uses love darts in mating.

Family
Genus
Xerosecta
Order
Stylommatophora
Class
Gastropoda

About Xerosecta cespitum (Draparnaud, 1801)

Xerosecta cespitum (Draparnaud, 1801) is a species of small air-breathing land snail. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Geomitridae, which consists of hairy snails and their close relatives. This snail is native to a range that includes south Spain, Mallorca, southern France, northwestern Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Elba, and the area from Morocco to Tunisia. As part of its mating behavior, this species of snail produces and uses love darts.

Photo: (c) Roberto Sindaco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Roberto Sindaco · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Stylommatophora Geomitridae Xerosecta

More from Geomitridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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