Xerocrassa simulata

Xerocrassa simulata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.[1]

Xerocrassa simulata
Shell of Xerocrassa simulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Xerocrassa
Species:
X. simulata
Binomial name
Xerocrassa simulata
Ehrenberg, 1831
Synonyms
  • Helix simulata Ehrenberg, 1831 (original combination)
  • Xerocrassa (Xerocrassa) simulata (Ehrenberg, 1831) · alternate representation
  • Xerophila (Ereminella) simulata (Ehrenberg, 1831)
  • Xerophila simulata (Ehrenberg, 1831) (superseded generic combination)

Distribution

This species is common in the deserts and semideserts of the levantine region. Morphology varies greatly with locality.[2]

Life cycle

The size of the egg of this species is 2.6 × 2.1 mm.[3]

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerocrassa simulata (Ehrenberg, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1262093 on 2022-08-06
  2. Mienis, H.K., 2011. New or little known land- and freshwater molluscs from Israel 3. Xerocrassa simulata lothari, a new subspecies from some kurkar outcrops. Triton, 23: 35-38.
  3. Heller J.: Life History Strategies. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, ISBN 0-85199-318-4. 1-146, cited page: 428.

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