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Tuesday, 9 June 2026

10-6-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - WRINKLED SNAIL (Xeroplexa intersecta)


Xeroplexa intersecta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.

It was previously included within the genus Candidula.

This snail can be a pest species in agricultural settings.

The 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) × 7–12 mm (0.28–0.47 in) shell has 5 convex whorls. The aperture is simple without a lip; the aperture margin is slightly reflected near the umbilicus. The umbilicus is open and variably wide. The periostracum is whitish or yellowish with brown bands or spots and finely striated. The animal is yellowish or bluish grey with dark brown pigments. The upper tentacles are long, and the lower tentacles are very short.

This species is known to occur within its native range in a number of Central and Western European countries and islands including:

Great Britain

Ireland

France

Portugal

Belgium

Netherlands

Denmark

Spain

Germany

It also lives as an introduced species in:

Oregon, United States

Colombia

Chile

New Zealand

Australia