Binneya
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Binneya is a genus
of air-breathing land slug
, a shell-less terrestrial
gastropod mollusk in the family Binneyidae
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Binneya is the type genus of the family Binneyidae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of air-breathing land slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
, a shell-less terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
gastropod mollusk in the family Binneyidae
Binneyidae
Binneyidae is a family of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arionoidea .- Genera :The family Binneyidae has no subfamilies....
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Binneya is the type genus of the family Binneyidae.
Species
Species within the genus Binneya include:- Binneya notabilis - Santa Barbara shelled slugSanta Barbara shelled slugThe Santa Barbara shelled slug or slug snail is the common name for Binneya notabilis. It is a species of slug in the Binneyidae family....
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