Boettgerilla compressa
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Boettgerilla compressa is a species
of air-breathing land slug
, a terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Boettgerillidae.
Boettgerilla compressa is the type species
of the genus Boettgerilla.
Another known locality is the ruins of Bagrat
Castle near Kutaisi
in Georgia.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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 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...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Boettgerillidae.
Boettgerilla compressa is the type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
of the genus Boettgerilla.
Distribution
The type locality of Boettgerilla compressa is "Werchnaja Zebelda" (Verkhnyaya Tzebelda), Abkhazia.Another known locality is the ruins of Bagrat
Bagrat
Bagrat is a male name popular in Armenia and medieval Georgia. It is derived from the Old Persian Bagadāta, "god-given". The dynastic names of the Bagratids come from this name....
Castle near Kutaisi
Kutaisi
Kutaisi is Georgia's second largest city and the capital of the western region of Imereti. It is 221 km to the west of Tbilisi.-Geography:...
in Georgia.