Xerocrassa amphiconus

Xerocrassa amphiconus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Hygromiidae
Genus: Xerocrassa
Species: X. amphiconus
Binomial name
Xerocrassa amphiconus
(Maltzan, 1883)
Synonyms

Helix (Jacosta) amphiconus Maltzan, 1883[2]

Xerocrassa amphiconus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Greece, where it is restricted to the easternmost mountain range of Crete.[1][2][3] As adults, these snails can grow to a size of 4–6 x 9–12 mm.[2]

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