Xerotricha conspurcata
Species of gastropod
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Xerotricha conspurcata is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Genus: | Xerotricha |
| Species: | X. conspurcata |
| Binomial name | |
| Xerotricha conspurcata (Draparnaud, 1801) | |
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Description
Xerotricha conspurcata grows up to 4.5 x 6.8 mm in size. It has a striated mottled brown shell marked with short hairs.[3] This species makes and uses love darts as part of mating behavior.[4]
Distribution
This snail is native to the Mediterranean region of Europe.[2] It has been recorded in the United States in California and Washington as an introduced species.[5]
