Xerocrassa simulata

Xerocrassa simulata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.^[1] It is adapted to the Mediterranean climate regime.

Xerocrassa simulata
Shell of Xerocrassa simulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Geomitridae
Genus:	Xerocrassa
Species:	X. simulata
Binomial name
Xerocrassa simulata Ehrenberg, 1831
Synonyms
Helix simulata Ehrenberg, 1831 (original combination) Xerocrassa (Xerocrassa) simulata (Ehrenberg, 1831) · alternate representation Xerophila (Ereminella) simulata (Ehrenberg, 1831) Xerophila simulata (Ehrenberg, 1831) (superseded generic combination)

Distribution

This species is common in the deserts and semideserts of the levantine region. Morphology varies greatly with locality.^[2]

Life cycle

The size of the egg of this species is 2.6 × 2.1 mm.^[3]