Cactus Snail

Xerarionta is a genus of land snails in the family Helminthoglyptidae.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Xerarionta:^[1]

• Xerarionta agnesae (Kanakoff, 1950)
• Xerarionta areolata (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
• †Xerarionta constenii Pierce, 2001
• Xerarionta intercisa (W. G. Binney, 1857) – plain cactus snail
• Xerarionta kellettii (Forbes, 1850) – Catalina cactus snail
• Xerarionta levis (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
• Xerarionta orcutti (Dall, 1900)
• Xerarionta pandorae (Forbes, 1850)
• Xerarionta redimita (W. G. Binney, 1858) – wreathed cactus snail
• Xerarionta stearnsiana (Gabb, 1868) – speckled cactus snail
• Xerarionta tryoni (Newcomb, 1864) – bicolor cactus snail
• †Xerarionta waltmilleri B. Roth, 1984

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