Xerotricha apicina

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Xerotricha apicina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Xerotricha
Species:
X. apicina
Binomial name
Xerotricha apicina
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Helicella (Xerotricha) apicina (Lamarck, 1822) (superseded generic combination)
  • Helix apicina Lamarck, 1822 (original name)
  • Helix bucheti Mabille, 1898
  • Helix horridula Westerlund, 1892 (junior synonym)
  • Helix hypaeana Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 (junior synonym)

Xerotricha apicina is a species of small air-breathing land snailin the family Geomitridae.[1][2] It is found in southern Europe[1][2] (including Cyprus, Greete), North Africa (Tunisia, Morocco), and Macaronesia (Madeira, Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde).[1]

Partial distribution

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