Cryptella canariensis
Cryptella canariensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra clade limacoid clade |
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Family: | |
Genus: | Cryptella
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Species: | C. canariensis
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Binomial name | |
Cryptella canariensis | |
Synonyms | |
Parmacella canariensis (Webb & Berthelot, 1833) |
Cryptella canariensis[3] is a species of air-breathing land semislug with a small shell, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae. This species is also known as Parmacella canariensis.[4]
Distribution[]
This species is endemic to the Canary Islands.
Shell of Cryptella canariensis.
Description[]
The animal is greyish to yellowish brown, with black spots or streaks on the mantle and on the sides, mantle length 55% of body.[4] The animal grows up to 40 mm long.[4]
The shell has a smooth, thick and brown-yellow apex.[4]
References[]
This article incorporates public domain text from the reference.[4]
- ^ https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/171639/1329253
- ^ Webb P. B. & Berthelot S. (1833) "Synopsis molluscorum terrestrium et fluviatilium quas in itineribus per insulas Canarias observarunt". Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris. 28: 307-326.
- ^ "Cryptella Webb & Berthelot 1833". Fauna Europaea, accessed 1 September.
- ^ a b c d e "Species summary for Parmacella canariensis". AnimalBase, last modified 7 June 2008, accessed 1 September 2010.
External links[]
- (in French) Webb P. B. & Berthelot S. (1844) Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries II, 2. Zoologie. page 50
- (in French) Webb P. B. & Berthelot S. (1835) Magasin de Zoologie: d'anatomie comparée et de palaeontologie. volume 5, Arthus Bertrand, Paris. - Cryptelle
- Photo of the shell
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Endemic fauna of the Canary Islands
- Parmacellidae
- Gastropods described in 1833