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Xeroplexa intersecta
Xeroplexa intersecta shells
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Geomitridae
Genus:	Xeroplexa
Species:	X. intersecta
Binomial name
Xeroplexa intersecta (Poiret, 1801)
Synonyms
Candidula intersecta (Poiret, 1801) Helix (Xerophila) caperata (Montagu, 1803) (superseded generic combination) Helix (Xerophila) caperata var. mogadorensis Lowe, 1861 (junior synonym) Helix caperata Montagu, 1803 Helix carcusiaca Mabille, 1881 Helix carcusiaca var. lingostierensis Caziot, 1909 (suspected synonym) Helix deferiana Bourguignat , 1882 Helix expedenta Locard, 1899 Helix ignota Mabille, 1865 Helix imula Locard, 1899 Helix intersecta Poiret, 1801 Helix paladilhei Bourguignat, 1866 Helix pictonum Bourguignat , 1882 Helix subintersecta Bourguignat in Locard, 1882 Xerophila mogadorensis (Lowe, 1861) (superseded generic combination) Xerophila mogadorensis var. fusca Pallary, 1922 (junior synonym)

Xeroplexa intersecta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.

It was previously included within the genus Candidula.

This snail can be a pest species in agricultural settings.

Description

The 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) × 7–12 mm (0.28–0.47 in) shell has 5 convex whorls. The aperture is simple without a lip; the aperture margin is slightly reflected near the umbilicus. The umbilicus is open and variably wide. The periostracum is whitish or yellowish with brown bands or spots and finely striated. The animal is yellowish or bluish grey with dark brown pigments. The upper tentacles are long, and the lower tentacles are very short.

Distribution

This species is known to occur within its native range in a number of Central and Western European countries and islands including:

• Great Britain
• Ireland
• France
• Portugal
• Belgium
• Netherlands
• Denmark
• Spain
• Germany

It also lives as an introduced species in:

• Oregon, United States
• Colombia
• Chile
• New Zealand
• Australia

References

1. ^ Chueca, Luis J.; Gómez-Moliner, Benjamín J.; Madeira, María José; Pfenninger, Markus (January 2018). "Molecular phylogeny of Candidula (Geomitridae) land snails inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers reveals the polyphyly of the genus". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 118: 357–368. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.10.022. PMID 29107619.
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xeroplexa intersecta (Poiret, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1308897 on 2022-07-30
3. Animalbase (Welter-Schultes)
4. "Candidula intersecta". Oregon State University.

• Lowe, R. T. (1861). A list of shells observed or collected at Mogador and in its immediate environs, during a few days' visit to the place, in April 1859. i>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1860: 169-204
• Barker, G. M. (1999). Naturalised terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Fauna of New Zealand 38: 1-254.

External links

• http://luisjavierchueca.com/research-3/candidula-s-l/
• Candidula intersecta at Animalbase taxonomy, short description, distribution, biology, status (threats), images
• Candidula intersecta images at Encyclopedia of Life
• Fauna Europaea Search Distribution
• Pallary, P. (1922). Faune malacologique du Grand Atlas. Journal de Conchyliologie, 66 (2) : 185-217. Paris.]
• Caziot, E. (1909). Description d'espèces nouvelles de mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles du département des Alpes-Maritimes. Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France. 34: 87-95, 99-104.

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