Xerocrassa montserratensis

Xerocrassa montserratensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. [2]

Xerocrassa montserratensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Xerocrassa
Species:
X. montserratensis
Binomial name
Xerocrassa montserratensis
(Hidalgo, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Helix montserratensis Hidalgo, 1870
  • Helix montserratensis var. betulonensis Bofill, 1879 (junior synonym)
  • Helix montserratensis var. delicatula Bofill, 1898 (junior synonym)
  • Trochoidea montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870)
  • Xerocrassa (Amandana) montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870) · alternate representation
  • Xerocrassa (Amandana) montserratensis betulonensis (Bofill, 1879)
  • Xerocrassa (Amandana) montserratensis montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870) · alternate representation
  • Xerocrassa montserratensis betulonensis (Bofill, 1879) (junior synonym)
  • Xerocrassa montserratensis delicatula Bofill, 1898
  • Xerocrassa montserratensis montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870)

Two subspecies are recognised, the nominotypical X. m. subsp. montserratensis and X. m. subsp. betulonensis.[1][3]

Geographic distribution

Distribution

Xerocrassa montserratensis is endemic to Spain, where it is restricted to the Montserrat mountain chain and the mountains of the Besòs river basin in the Catalan province of Barcelona.[1][3][4]

References

  1. Martínez-Ortí, A. (2011). "Xerocrassa montserratensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T22254A9368348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T22254A9368348.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerocrassa montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050702 on 2022-08-11
  3. "Taxon Details: Xerocrassa montserratensis (Hidalgo 1870)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Xerocrassa montserratensis". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017


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