3-10-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - COMMON LAND SNAIL (Xerocrassa subrogata)

Xerocrassa subrogata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.

This species is endemic to Spain, where it is widely distributed in the eastern provinces of the country.

Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Mollusca

• Class: Gastropoda

• Family: Hygromiidae (or Geomitridae)

Habitat and Range

• Location: Endemic to Spain, meaning it is found nowhere else in the world.

• Distribution: Widely spread across the eastern regions of the country.

• Environment: Terrestrial areas where it breathes air using a modified lung.