Xerocrassa mesostena explained

Xerocrassa mesostena is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.^[1]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Greece, where it occurs across almost the whole island of Crete, except from the eastern and north-western tip, and the region between Chania and the Psiloritis mountains.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of non-marine molluscs of Greece

References

• Westerlund, C. A. &. Blanc, H. (1879). Aperçu sur la faune malacologique de la Grèce inclus l'Epire et la Thessalie. Coquilles extramarines. 161 pp. + errata (1 pp.), pl. 1-4
• Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017

External links

• Sauer . J. . 2011 . Systematics and Evolution of the Helicellinae (Gastropoda:Helicoidea) from Crete, particularly the Xerocrassa radiation . Doctoral thesis . University of Hamburg .
• Maltzan, H. von. (1883). Diagnosen neuer kretischer Helices. Nachrichtsblatt der deutschen malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 15: 102-106. Frankfurt am Main.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerocrassa mesostena (Westerlund, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050716 on 2022-08-11
2. Web site: Species summary for Xerocrassa mesostena. Welter Schultes, F.. AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. 25 July 2014.
3. Web site: Taxon Details: Xerocrassa (Xerocrassa) mesostena (Westerlund 1879). https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050011/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=429104. dead. August 8, 2014. Fauna Europaea. 30 July 2014.