Xeroplexa olisippensis is a species of air-breathing land snail endemic to Portugal, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae. [2]
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| Apertural view of the shell of Xeroplexa olisippensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Genus: | Xeroplexa |
| Species: | X. olisippensis
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| Xeroplexa olisippensis (Servain, 1880)
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Description edit
Distribution and habitat edit
Xeroplexa olisippensis has its distribution in Portugal, widely spread through the western part of the country, from Porto to Faro. It lives in ruderal habitats, open forest, grassland, edges of rivers even in dunes under the stones or on the stems of vegetation. [1]
References edit
- ^ a b Martínez-Ortí, A. (2011). "Xeroplexa olisippensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T156481A4952312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156481A4952312.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xeroplexa olisippensis (Servain, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1308899 on 2022-07-30
External links edit
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- http://luisjavierchueca.com/research-3/candidula-s-l/
- Servain, G. (1880). Etude sur les Mollusques recueillis en Espagne et au Portugal. Saint-Germain: Imprimerie D. Bardin. 172 pp