Xerolenta

Xerolenta
Apical view of the shell of Xerolenta obvia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Hygromiidae
Genus: Xerolenta
Monterosato, 1892[1]
Species

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Xerolenta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Hygromiidae, the harry snails and their allies.

Species

Species in the genus Xerolenta include:[2]

References

  1. Monterosato T. A. di 1892. Molluschi terrestri delle isole adiacenti alla Sicilia. Atti della Reale Accademia di Scienze, Lettere e Belle Arti di Palermo (3) 2: 1-33, [1].
  2. Species in genus Xerolenta . AnimalBase, accessed 4 May 2009.

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