Selenochlamys pallida

Selenochlamys pallida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Parmacelloidea
Family: Trigonochlamydidae
Subfamily: Trigonochlamydinae
Genus: Selenochlamys
Species: S. pallida
Binomial name
Selenochlamys pallida
O. Boettger, 1883[1]
Synonyms[2]

Selenochlamys plumbea Simroth, 1912

Selenochlamys pallida is a species of predatory air-breathing land slug. It is a shell-less pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Trigonochlamydidae.

Selenochlamys pallida is the type species of the genus Selenochlamys.

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Distribution

The distribution of Selenochlamys pallida includes:

The type locality is Kutaisi, Georgia.[1][2][3]

Description

The size of preserved specimens is 13–18 mm.[3] Live individuals are larger.[3]

Ecology

Selenochlamys pallida is found in Turkey. It lives under stones or in moss, in mountains that have deciduous forests.[3]

References

This article incorporates public domain text from the reference.[3]

  1. ^ a b (German) Boettger O. (1883). "Siebentes Verzeichnis von Mollusken der Kaukasusländer, nach Sendungen des Hrn. Hans Leder, z. Z. in Helenendorf bei Elisabetpol (Transkaukasien)". Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 10: 135-198, Taf. 4-7. Frankfurt am Main. page 142, plate 5, figure 1.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kantor Yu I., Vinarski M. V., Schileyko A. A. & Sysoev A. V.(published online on December 22, 2009). "Catalogue of the continental mollusks of Russia and adjacent territories". Version 2.3.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Species summary for Selenochlamys pallida". AnimalBase, last modified 14 June 2007, accessed 7 September 2010.