Xerosecta cespitum

Xerosecta cespitum
	A live but retracted individual of Xerosecta cespitum
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Geomitridae
Genus:	Xerosecta
Species:	X. cespitum
Binomial name
	Xerosecta cespitum; (Draparnaud, 1801)
Synonyms
	Cernuella (Xeromagna) cespitum (Draparnaud, 1801); Helix (Xerophila) cespitum Draparnaud, 1801 (superseded combination); Helix cespitum Draparnaud, 1801 (original combination); Helix coespitum A. Villa & G. B. Villa, 1841 (invalid; incorrect subsequent spelling); Xerosecta (Xeromagna) cespitum (Draparnaud, 1801) · alternate representation;

Xerosecta cespitum is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.^[2]

This snail is native to south Spain, Mallorca, southern France, northwestern Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Elba, and Morocco to Tunisia.

This species of snail makes and uses love darts as part of mating behavior.

References[edit]

^ Gargominy, O. (2011). "Xerosecta cespitum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T156409A4940719. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156409A4940719.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerosecta cespitum (Draparnaud, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050727 on 2022-07-24

Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017

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