Xeromunda Monterosato 1892

Xeromunda is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the harry snails and their allies.^[1]

Species of snails in this genus make and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

Species

Species within the genus Xeromunda include:

• Xeromunda alticola Hausdorf, 1995
• Xeromunda candiota (L. Pfeiffer, 1849)
• Xeromunda durieui (L. Pfeiffer, 1848)
• Xeromunda peloponnesia Hausdorf, 1990
• Xeromunda thessalica Hausdorf, 1990
• Xeromunda vulgarissima (Mousson, 1859)

References

• Kobelt, W. (1892). Literaturbericht. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 24 (7/8): 149–152. Frankfurt am Main
• Hausdorf, B. (1990). Die Xeromunda-Arten des griechischen Festlandes (Gastropoda: Hygromiidae). Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 119 (4/6): 107–131. Frankfurt am Main
• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017