Xerocrassa nicosiana

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

Xerocrassa nicosiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Xerocrassa
Species:
X. nicosiana
Binomial name
Xerocrassa nicosiana
(Gittenberger, 1991)
Synonyms
  • Trochoidea (Xerocrassa) nicosiana E. Gittenberger, 1991 (original combination)
  • Xerocrassa (Xerocrassa) nicosiana (E. Gittenberger, 1991) · alternate representation

Distribution

Distribution

This species is endemic to Cyprus, where it occurs mainly on the central part of the island.[1][3][4]

References

  1. Vardinoyannis, K.; Triantis, K. (2011). "Xerocrassa nicosiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T157077A5046215. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T157077A5046215.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerocrassa nicosiana (E. Gittenberger, 1991). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050717 on 2022-08-11
  3. Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Xerocrassa nicosiana". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. "Taxon Details: Xerocrassa (Xerocrassa) nicosiana (E. Gittenberger 1991)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  • Gittenberger, E. (1991). On Cyprian Helicellinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda Pulmonata: Helicidae), making a new start. Zoologische Mededelingen, 65 (7): 99-128. Leiden
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017


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