Hyrcanolestes velitaris

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]
  • Parmacella velitaris Martens, 1880
  • Pseudomilax bicolor O. Boettger, 1881
  • Hyrcanolestes valentini Simroth, 1901
  • Hyrcanolestes armeniacus Simroth, 1910
  • Hyrcanolestes kaznakovi Simroth, 1912
  • Hyrcanolestes varius Simroth, 1912
  • Hyrcanolestes obscurus Simroth, 1912
  • Hyrcanolestes fursovi Simroth, 1912
  • Hyrcanolestes declivis Simroth, 1912
  • Chrysalidomilax sphingiformis Simroth, 1912

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

Hyrcanolestes velitaris is the only species in the genus Hyrcanolestes.

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. ↑ Simroth H. (1901). Die Nacktschnecken des Russischen Reiches. St.-Petersburg. 321 p.
  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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. ↑ 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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