Hyrcanolestes
Genus of mollusc
| Hyrcanolestes velitaris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Parmacelloidea |
| Family: | Trigonochlamydidae |
| Subfamily: | Trigonochlamydinae |
| Genus: | Hyrcanolestes Simroth, 1901[1] |
| Species: | H. velitaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyrcanolestes velitaris (Martens, 1880)[2] | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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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]
The generic name Hyrcanolestes contains the suffix -lestes, that means "robber".[4]
Distribution
The distribution of Hyrcanolestes velitaris includes:
- Iran[3]
- Lankaran Lowland, Azerbaijan[3]
- Talysh Mountains[3]
- Lesser Caucasus[3]
- Greater Caucasus[3]
The type locality of Hyrcanolestes velitaris is Gorgan, northern Iran.[3]
Ecology
Hyrcanolestes velitaris inhabits forests.[3]
References
- ^ Simroth H. (1901). Die Nacktschnecken des Russischen Reiches. St.-Petersburg. 321 p.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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. Archived 2018-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Suvorov A. N. (2003). "A new species and genus of carnivorous slugs (Pulmonata Trigonochlamydidae) from West Transcaucasia". Ruthenica 13: 149-152. abstract Archived 2020-07-13 at the Wayback Machine.
