Xerocrassa zaharensis explained

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

Distribution

This species is endemic to Spain, where it is only known from its type locality in Zahara de la Sierra, Cádiz.^{[2] [3]}

References

• Puente, A. I. & Arrébola, J. R. (1996). Deux espèces nouvelles Trochoidea (Xerocrassa) du sud de la péninsule Ibérique (Pulmonata, Helicoidae, Hygromiidae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie. 18 (12): 55-67
• Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerocrassa zaharensis (Puente & Arrébola, 1996). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1049703 on 2022-08-11
2. Web site: Species summary for Xerocrassa zaharensis. Welter Schultes, F.. AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. 28 July 2014.
3. Web site: Taxon Details: Xerocrassa zaharensis (Puente & Arrebola 1996). https://web.archive.org/web/20140728233727/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=429205. dead. July 28, 2014. Fauna Europaea. 28 July 2014.