Xerotricha conspurcata

Xerotricha conspurcata is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae. This snail is native to the Mediterranean region of Europe. This species makes and uses love darts as part of mating behavior.

Xerotricha conspurcata
Xerotricha conspurcata shells
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:
Geomitridae
Subfamily:
Helicellinae
Tribe:
Helicellini
Genus:
Xerotricha
Species:
X. conspurcata
Binomial name
Xerotricha conspurcata
(Draparnaud, 1801)

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