Xerocrassa mesostena

Xerocrassa mesostena is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.[2]

Xerocrassa mesostena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Xerocrassa
Species:
X. mesostena
Binomial name
Xerocrassa mesostena
(Westerlund, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Helix (Jacosta) sphakiota Maltzan, 1883 (junior synonym)
  • Helix (Xerophila) mesostena Westerlund, 1879 (original combination)
  • Helix psiloritana Maltzan, 1883 (junior synonym)
  • Xerocrassa (Xerocrassa) mesostena (Westerlund, 1879) · alternate representation
  • Xerocrassa psiloritana (Maltzan, 1883)[1]
  • Xerocrassa sphakiota (Maltzan, 1883)[1]

Distribution

Distribution

This species is endemic to Greece, where it occurs across almost the whole island of Crete, except from the eastern and north-western tip, and the region between Chania and the Psiloritis mountains.[1][3][4]

See also

References

  1. Vardinoyannis, K.; Triantis, K. (2011). "Xerocrassa mesostena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T156748A4991338. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156748A4991338.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerocrassa mesostena (Westerlund, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050716 on 2022-08-11
  3. Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Xerocrassa mesostena". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  4. "Taxon Details: Xerocrassa (Xerocrassa) mesostena (Westerlund 1879)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  • Westerlund, C. A. &. Blanc, H. (1879). Aperçu sur la faune malacologique de la Grèce inclus l'Epire et la Thessalie. Coquilles extramarines. 161 pp. + errata (1 pp.), pl. 1-4
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017


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