Xerosecta explanata (O.F.Müller, 1774) is a animal in the Geomitridae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Xerosecta explanata (O.F.Müller, 1774)

Xerosecta explanata (O.F.Müller, 1774)

Xerosecta explanata is a small species of air-breathing terrestrial pulmonate land snail in the gastropod mollusk family Geomitridae.

Family
Genus
Xerosecta
Order
Stylommatophora
Class
Gastropoda

About Xerosecta explanata (O.F.Müller, 1774)

Xerosecta explanata (O.F.Müller, 1774) is a species of small, air-breathing land snail. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Geomitridae, the group that includes hairy snails and their close relatives.

Photo: (c) Léo Giardi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Léo Giardi · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Stylommatophora Geomitridae Xerosecta

More from Geomitridae

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

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