Reflectopallium
Encyclopedia
Reflectopallium is a genus
of air-breathing land slug
s, specifically leaf-veined slugs, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family
Athoracophoridae
.
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, specifically leaf-veined slugs, 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 molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Athoracophoridae
Athoracophoridae
Athoracophoridae, common name the leaf-veined slugs, are a family of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the infraorder Stylommatophora, the stalk-eyed snails and slugs...
.
Species
Species within the genus include:- Reflectopallium delliReflectopallium delliReflectopallium delli is an air-breathing land slug, specifically a leaf-veined slug, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Athoracophoridae.-References:...
Burton, 1963 - Reflectopallium marmoratumReflectopallium marmoratumReflectopallium marmoratum, commonly known as one of the leaf-veined slugs, is a species of air-breathing land slug, specifically a leaf-veined slug, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Athoracophoridae.-References:...
(Simroth, 1889) - Reflectopallium papillatumReflectopallium papillatumReflectopallium papillatum, is a species of air-breathing land slug, specifically a leaf-veined slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Athoracophoridae.-Distribution:...
Burton, 1963 - Reflectopallium pseudophyllumReflectopallium pseudophyllumReflectopallium pseudophyllum, commonly known as one of the leaf-veined slugs, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Athoracophoridae.-References:...
Burton, 1963
Further reading
- Barker G. M. (1978). "A reappraisal of Athoracophorus bitentaculatus, with comments on the validity of genus Reflectopallium (Gastropoda: Athoracophoridae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology 5(2): 281-288.
- Burton D. W. (1963). "New Zealand Land Slugs—Part 2". Tuatara 11(2): 90-96.
- Powell A. W. B.Arthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
(1979). New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, ISBN 0-00-216906-1