Meghimatium_burchi

<i>Meghimatium burchi</i>

Meghimatium burchi

Species of gastropod

Meghimatium burchi is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Philomycidae and the superfamily Arionacea, the roundback slugs.[1][2][3] The specific name burchi is in honor of the American malacologist John B. Burch.[1]

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Description

A small species, its body length is around 12 to 16.5 mm.[1]

Distribution

The distribution of Meghimatium burchi includes Taiwan.[1][2][3] The type locality is "watershed of Koan-Tau Mt. in Huei-Sun Agriculture Farm, Nantou County", Taiwan. The holotype is deposited at Taichung's National Museum of Natural Science.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Tsai, C.-L.; Wu, S.-K. (2008). "A new Meghimatium slug (Pulmonata: Philomycidae) from Taiwan" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 47 (6): 759–766.
  2. [2]
    "Meghimatium burchi Tsai & Wu, 2008". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. [3]
    Hsiang-Ying Li. "Meghimatium burchi Tsai & Wu, 2008". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 4 February 2023.


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