Xerocrassa amphiconus

Xerocrassa amphiconus 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 Greece, where it is restricted to the easternmost mountain range of Crete.[1][2][3] As adults, these snails can grow to a size of 4–6 x 9–12 mm.[2]

Xerocrassa amphiconus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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. amphiconus
Binomial name
Xerocrassa amphiconus (Maltzan, 1883)
Synonyms
Helix (Jacosta) amphiconus Maltzan, 1883[2]

See also

• List of non-marine molluscs of Greece

References

1. Vardinoyannis, K. & Triantis, K. (2013). "Xerocrassa amphiconus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2014.old-form url
2. Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Xerocrassa amphiconus". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
3. "Taxon Details: Xerocrassa (Xerocrassa) amphiconus (Maltzan 1883)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

Further reading

• Sauer, J. (2011). Systematics and Evolution of the Helicellinae (Gastropoda:Helicoidea) from Crete, particularly the Xerocrassa radiation (PDF) (Doctoral thesis). University of Hamburg.