Laevicaulis
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Laevicaulis is a taxonomic genus
of air-breathing, tropical land slug
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Veronicellidae
, the leatherleaf slugs.
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, tropical 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...
s, 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 mollusks in the family Veronicellidae
Veronicellidae
The Veronicellidae, common name the leatherleaf slugs, are a terrestrial family of pulmonate slugs.This family has no subfamilies ....
, the leatherleaf slugs.
Species
Species within the genus Laevicaulis include:- Laevicaulis alte (Férussac, 1822)
- Laevicaulis haroldiLaevicaulis haroldiLaevicaulis 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:...
(Collinge, 1901) - Purcell's hunter slugPurcell's hunter slugPurcell's hunter slug, scientific name Chlamydephorus purcelli, is an endangered species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Chlamydephoridae.-Distribution:...