Xerocrassa montserratensis

Xerocrassa montserratensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. Two subspecies are recognised, the nominotypical X. m. subsp. montserratensis and X. m. subsp. betulonensis.[1][2]

Xerocrassa montserratensis
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X. montserratensis
Binomial name
Xerocrassa montserratensis
(Hidalgo, 1870)
Subspecies
  • X. m. subsp. betulonensis (Bofill, 1879)
  • X. m. subsp. montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Trochoidea montserratensis (Hidalgo, 1870)
  • Helix montserratensis Hidalgo, 1870

Geographic distribution

Xerocrassa montserratensis is endemic to Spain, where it is restricted to the Montserrat mountain chain and the mountains of the Besòs river basin in the Catalan province of Barcelona.[1][2][3]

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