Xerocrassa salvanae

Xerocrassa salvanae
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. salvanae
Binomial name
Xerocrassa salvanae
(Fagot, 1886)
Synonyms

Helix salvanae Fagot, 1886[1]

Xerocrassa salvanae 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 Spain.[1][2]

Taxonomic note

IUCN considers X. salvanae a synonym of Xerotricha madritensis, which is itself a subject of taxonomic ambiguity.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Xerocrassa salvanae". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. "Taxon Details: Xerocrassa salvanae (Fagot 1886)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. Martínez-Ortí, A. & Arrébola, J. (2013). "Xerotricha madritensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 July 2014.


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