Boreolestes likharevi is a species

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 predatory 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 pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Trigonochlamydidae.

Boreolestes likharevi 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 Boreolestes.

The specific name likharevi is in honor of the Russian malacologist Ilya Mikhailovich Likharev.

Distribution

The type locality for Boreolestes likharevi is the west-facing slope of Mount Oshten, Oshten-Fisht

Mount Fisht

Mount Fisht is a peak located in the western Caucasus mountains, in Adygea, Russia....

 Mountains, North-Western Caucasus

Caucasus

The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...

, Republic of Adygea, Russia.