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Xeromunda durieui 
Summary
Xeromunda durieui is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.[1]
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| Shell of Xeromunda durieui (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
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| Drawing of love dart of Xeromunda durieui. Cross-section (on the left) and lateral view (on the right) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Genus: | Xeromunda |
| Species: | X. durieui
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| Binomial name | |
| Xeromunda durieui (Pfeiffer, 1848)
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This species of snail makes and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
Distribution edit
This snail is native to south Italy, North Africa and possibly to Cyprus.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xeromunda durieui (L. Pfeiffer, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002544 on 2022-08-03
- Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xeromunda durieui.
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- Taxonomy at: [2]
- Shell image at [3][permanent dead link]
- Pfeiffer L. (1847-1848). Monographia Heliceorum viventium. Sistens descriptiones systematicas et criticas omnium huius familiae generum et specierum hodie cognitarum. Volumen primum. (1): 1–160