Parmacella
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Parmacella is a genus
of air-breathing land slug
s, terrestrial
gastropod mollusks in the family Parmacellidae
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Slugs within this genus create and use love darts.
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...
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...
gastropod mollusks in the family Parmacellidae
Parmacellidae
Parmacellidae is a family of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Parmacelloidea ....
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Slugs within this genus create and use love darts.
Species
Species within the genus Parmacella include:- Cryptella canariensisCryptella canariensisCryptella canariensis is a species of air-breathing land slug with a small shell, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae...
Webb & Berthelot, 1833 / Parmacella canariensis (Webb & Berthelot, 1833) - Parmacella deshayesiParmacella deshayesiParmacella deshayesi is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae.- Distribution :Distribution of this species include:* Algeria* Morocco...
Moquin-Tandon, 1848 - Parmacella festaeParmacella festaeParmacella festae is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae.- Distribution :The distribution of this species includes:* Northern Egypt* Northern Libya- Description :...
Gambetta, 1925 - Parmacella gervaisiiParmacella gervaisiiParmacella gervaisii is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae.Parmacella gervaisii is considered to be extinct.- Distribution :...
Moquin-Tandon, 1850 - extinct - Parmacella ibera Eichwald, 1841
- Parmacella olivieriParmacella olivieriParmacella olivieri is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae.Parmacella olivieri is the type species of the genus Parmacella.- Distribution :...
Cuvier, 1804 - type species - Parmacella tenerifensisParmacella tenerifensisParmacella tenerifensis is a species of air-breathing land slug, a shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae....
Alonso, Ibanez & Diaz, 1985 - Parmacella valencienniiParmacella valencienniiParmacella valenciennii is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae.- Distribution :The distribution of Parmacella valenciennii includes:...
Webb & Van Beneden, 1836