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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
GEOMITRIDAE: HELICELLINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Helicoidei (Infraorder)
> Helicoidea (Superfamily)
> Geomitridae (Family)
> Helicellinae (Subfamily)
> Xeroplexa (Genus)
> intersecta (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Candidula intersecta (Poiret, 1801)
=Helix (Xerophila) caperata (Montagu, 1803)
=Helix caperata Montagu, 1803
Images: Xeroplexa intersecta (Pioret, 1801)
In sand dunes, Papamoa Beach, Bay of Plenty, NZ. 8mm. © rights reserved
In sand dunes, Papamoa Beach, Bay of Plenty, NZ. 8mm. © rights reserved
In sand dunes, Papamoa Beach, Bay of Plenty, NZ. 8mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
GEOMITRIDAE: HELICELLINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Helicoidei (Infraorder)
> Helicoidea (Superfamily)
> Geomitridae (Family)
> Helicellinae (Subfamily)
> Xeroplexa (Genus)
> intersecta (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Candidula intersecta (Poiret, 1801)
=Helix (Xerophila) caperata (Montagu, 1803)
=Helix caperata Montagu, 1803
Details: Xeroplexa intersecta (Pioret, 1801)
Size/Grows to:
Width 12mm, Height 7mm
Distribution:
North and South Island. Native to western Europe, from the British Isles, western and northern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, to scattered localities in Portugal, Germany, Denmark, and southern Sweden. Introduced into Australia and New Zealand
Notes:
Land, Non-indigenous, Coastal sand dunes
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References and Publications
  • Barker, G.M. 1999 Naturalised Terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Fauna of New Zealand, Manaaki Whenua Press (p.73)
  • Goulstone, J.F., Mayhill, P.C., Parrish, G.R. 1993 An Illustrated Guide to the Land Mollusca of the Te Paki ecological region, Northland, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 34 (p.24)
  • Stelfox, A.W. 1912 The Occurrence of Helicella heripensis (Mabille) in Great Britain, Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, 10(1) (p.39)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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