Xeromunda durieui
Xeromunda durieui is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
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| Drawing of love dart of Xeromunda durieui. Cross-section (on the left) and lateral view (on the right) | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Species: | X. durieui |
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| Xeromunda durieui (Pfeiffer, 1848) | |
This snail is native to south Italy, North Africa and possibly to Cyprus.
This species of snail makes and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
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