Xerocrassa nicosiana

Xerocrassa nicosiana is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Cyprus, where it occurs mainly on the central part of the island.[1][2][3]

Xerocrassa nicosiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Hygromiidae
Genus:
Xerocrassa
Species:
X. nicosiana
Binomial name
Xerocrassa nicosiana
(Gittenberger, 1991)

References
  1. Vardinoyannis, K. & Triantis, K. (2013). "Xerocrassa nicosiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Xerocrassa nicosiana". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. "Taxon Details: Xerocrassa (Xerocrassa) nicosiana (E. Gittenberger 1991)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 2 August 2014.


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