Xerocrassa nicosiana: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Stylommatophora
Family
Geomitridae
Genus
Xerocrassa
Species
Xerocrassa nicosiana
Scientific Name
Xerocrassa nicosiana

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Xerocrassa nicosiana

Xerocrassa nicosiana is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Geomitridae. Adults measure 11–19 mm wide and 9–15 mm tall. The spherical shell is glossy whitish, with spirally-arranged horn-brown bands that are arranged irregularly and frequently interrupted. The snail is endemic to Cyprus, where it occurs mainly on the central part of the island. It is a terrestrial species that inhabits dry xeric shrubland. It is listed as being of least concern on the IUCN Red List as it is thought to be common and faces no evident threats.

...