Laevicaulis haroldi
| Laevicaulis haroldi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Veronicelloidea |
| Family: | Veronicellidae |
| Genus: | Laevicaulis |
| Species: | L. haroldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Laevicaulis haroldi Dundee, 1980[2] | |
Laevicaulis haroldi, common name Purcell's hunter slug, is a species of air-breathing, tropical land slug, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.
Distribution
This slug is endemic to South Africa.[1]
Conservation status
This species is endangered; it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Herbert, D.G. (2000). Laevicaulis haroldi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
- ↑ Dundee D. S. (1980). "Laevicaulis haroldi, a new veronicellid slug from Natal, South Africa (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)". The Nautilus 64(3): 118-120.
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