Xeroplexa intersecta
Species of gastropod
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Xeroplexa intersecta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Genus: | Xeroplexa |
| Species: | X. intersecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Xeroplexa intersecta (Poiret, 1801) | |
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It was previously included within the genus Candidula.[1]
This snail can be a pest species in agricultural settings.
Description
The 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) × 7–12 mm (0.28–0.47 in) shell has 5 convex whorls. The aperture is simple without a lip; the aperture margin is slightly reflected near the umbilicus. The umbilicus is open and variably wide. The periostracum is whitish or yellowish with brown bands or spots and finely striated. The animal is yellowish or bluish grey with dark brown pigments. The upper tentacles are long, and the lower tentacles are very short.[3]
Distribution
This species is known to occur within its native range in a number of Central and Western European countries and islands including:
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- France
- Portugal
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Denmark
- Spain
- Germany
It also lives as an introduced species in:
