Xeroplana is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xeroplana Monterosato, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995136 on 2022-07-30
General characteristics (Original description in Italian) The Tunisian group consists of nummuliform (coin-shaped) species that feature a sharp keel, a faded coloration, and a nearly horny substance. The umbilicus is open and flared.Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Molluschi terrestri delle isole adiacenti alla Sicilia. Atti della Reale Accademia di Scienze, Lettere e Belle Arti di Palermo. 3rd Series, 2: 1-34
Species Xeroplana doumeti (Bourguignat, 1876) Xeroplana enica (Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887) Xeroplana idia (Issel, 1885) Xeroplana marocana Ahuir, 2018 Xeroplana tissotiana (Bourguignat, 1887) Xeroplana zeugitana (Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887)
References
Kobelt, W. (1892). Literaturbericht. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 24 (7/8): 149–152. Frankfurt am Main Manganelli, G., Favilli, L. & Giusti, F. (1997). A revision of three Maghrebian hygromiid genera: Numidia Issel, 1885, Xerofalsa Monterosato, 1892 and Xeroplana Monterosato, 1892 (Pulmonata, Helicoidea). The Veliger, 40: 55–66. Berkeley. Schileyko, A. A. (2006). Treatise on Recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 14. Helicodontidae, Ciliellidae, Hygromiidae. Ruthenica. Supplement 2: 1907-2047. Moskva Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
External links
Issel, A. (1885). Materiali per lo studio della fauna tunisina raccolti da G. e L. Doria. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 22: 5-15