Xeroplexa
Xeroplexa is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.
| Xeroplexa | |
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| Apertural view of the shell of Xeroplexa setubalensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Subfamily: | Helicellinae |
| Genus: | Xeroplexa Monterosato, 1892 |
| Type species | |
| Xeroplexa setubalensis Pfeiffer, 1850 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Helicella (Xeroplexa) Monterosato, 1892 ยท alternate representation | |
Xeroplexa species were within genus Candidula until a molecular phylogeny revealed the polyphyly of Candidula, and the genus Xeroplexa Monterosato, 1892 was recovered.
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