Xerosecta

Xerosecta 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.

Xerosecta
A live but retracted individual of Xerosecta cespitum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Subfamily: Helicellinae
Genus: Xerosecta
Monterosato, 1892
Type species
Helix explanata
O. F. Müller, 1774
Synonyms
  • Cernuella (Xeromagna) Monterosato, 1892 · (superseded generic combination)
  • Cernuella (Xerosecta) Monterosato, 1892 ·
  • Helicella (Xeromagna) Monterosato, 1892 ·
  • Helix (Jacosta) Gray, 1821 · (invalid: Placed on Index)
  • Jacosta Gray, 1821 · (invalid: Placed on the Official...)
  • Polloneria Alzona & Alzona Bisacchi, 1939 · (homonym: non Clausilia...)
  • Polloneriella Alzona & Alzona Bisacchi, 1940 ·
  • Xerambigua Monterosato, 1892 ·
  • Xeromagna Monterosato, 1892 ·
  • Xeromoesta Monterosato, 1892 ·
  • Xerosecta (Polloneriella) Alzona & Alzona Bisacchi, 1940 · alternate representation
  • Xerosecta (Xeromagna) Monterosato, 1892 · alternate representation
  • Xerosecta (Xerosecta) Monterosato, 1892 · alternate representation

Snails in this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

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