Hyrcanolestes_velitaris

<i>Hyrcanolestes</i>

Hyrcanolestes

Genus of mollusc

Hyrcanolestes is a monotypic genus containing the single species Hyrcanolestes velitaris, a predatory air-breathing land slug. It is a shell-less pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Trigonochlamydidae.[3]

Quick Facts Hyrcanolestes velitaris, Scientific classification ...

The generic name Hyrcanolestes contains the suffix -lestes, that means "robber".[4]

Distribution

The distribution of Hyrcanolestes velitaris includes:

The type locality of Hyrcanolestes velitaris is Gorgan, northern Iran.[3]

Ecology

Hyrcanolestes velitaris inhabits forests.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Simroth H. (1901). Die Nacktschnecken des Russischen Reiches. St.-Petersburg. 321 p.
  2. [2]
    Martens E. v. (1880). "Aufzählung der von. Dr. Alexander Brandt in Russisch-Armenien gesammelten Mollusken". Bulletin de l’Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg 26: 142-158.
  3. [3]
    Kantor Yu I., Vinarski M. V., Schileyko A. A. & Sysoev A. V.(published online on December 22, 2009). "Catalogue of the continental mollusks of Russia and adjacent territories". Version 2.3.
  4. [4]
    Suvorov A. N. (2003). "A new species and genus of carnivorous slugs (Pulmonata Trigonochlamydidae) from West Transcaucasia". Ruthenica 13: 149-152. abstract.
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