Xeromunda
Xeromunda is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the harry snails and their allies.
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| Five views of a shell of Xeromunda candiota (Pfeiffer, 1849) | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Genus: | Xeromunda Monterosato, 1892 |
Species of snails in this genus make and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
Species
Species within the genus Xeromunda include:
- Xeromunda alticola
- Xeromunda candiota
- Xeromunda durieui
- Xeromunda peloponnesia
- Xeromunda thessalica
- Xeromunda vulgarissima
References
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