Xerolenta obvia
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| Individuals of Xerolenta obvia | |
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Not assessed
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Hygromiidae |
| Genus: | Xerolenta |
| Species: | X. obvia |
| Binomial name | |
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Xerolenta obvia (Menke, 1828) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Helicella obvia |
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Helicella obvia
Xerolenta obvia is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
This land snail occurs in European countries including Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine,Canada (Bethany, Ontario, Canada first detected in 1969 and 1972; at least 23 occurrences in southern Ontario as of 2015), United States of America (Wayne County, Michigan Detected in 2002 - B. Sullivan) and others.
This species in the USA is considered to represent a potentially serious threat as a pest, an invasive species which could negatively affect agriculture, natural ecosystems, human health or commerce. Therefore it has been suggested that this species be given top national quarantine significance in the USA.
Shells of Xerolenta obvia are medium-sized (7–10 mm high, 14–20 mm wide) and relatively flat. In the adult stage, 5 to 6 turns are present. These shells are usually thick and smooth, with a white or yellowish-white basic color and quite variable, dark brown to almost black bands. The body is yellowish-brown.
The size of the egg is 1.5 mm.
Shells of Xerolenta obvia
Apical view of a shell of Xerolenta obvia
Umbilical view of a shell of Xerolenta obvia
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