Cryptella canariensis
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| Cryptella canariensis | |
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| File:Cryptella canariensis.jpg | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Parmacellidae |
| Genus: | Cryptella |
| Species: | C. canariensis
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| Cryptella canariensis | |
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Parmacella canariensis (Webb & Berthelot, 1833) | |
Cryptella canariensis[3] is a species of terrestrial semislug with a small shell in the family Parmacellidae. This species is also known as Parmacella canariensis.[1][4][5]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species is endemic to the Canary Islands.[1][4]
Description
[edit | edit source]The animal is greyish to yellowish brown, with black spots or streaks on the mantle and on the sides, mantle length 55% of body.[5] The animal grows up to 40 mm long.[5]
The shell has a smooth, thick and brown-yellow apex.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]This article incorporates public domain text from the reference.[5]
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- ^ 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 2010.
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d e "Species summary for Parmacella canariensis". AnimalBase, last modified 7 June 2008, accessed 1 September 2010.
External links
[edit | edit source]- (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
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