Biology:Drilolestes
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Drilolestes retowskii is a species of predatory air-breathing land slug. It is a shell-less pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Trigonochlamydidae.
Drilolestes retowskii is the only species in the genus Drilolestes.[1]
The generic name Drilolestes contains the suffix -lestes, that means "robber".[2]
Description
The size of preserved specimens is 12–18 mm.[3] Live individuals are larger.[3]
Distribution
The distribution of Drilolestes retowskii includes northern Turkey (Vilayet Zonguldak) and Georgia in the Caucasus region,[3] specifically on the Psyrtzkha River in Abkhazia, near the New Athos Cave.
Ecology
Drilolestes retowskii inhabits forests and alpine zone.[4]
References
- ↑ "Drilolestes Lindholm, 1925". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2026. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996817.
- ↑ Suvorov, A. N. (2003). "A new species and genus of carnivorous slugs (Pulmonata Trigonochlamydidae) from West Transcaucasia". Ruthenica 13: 149-152. http://www.ruthenica.com/documents/Vol13_Suvorov_149-152.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Species summary for Drilolestes retowskii". AnimalBase, last modified 14 June 2007, accessed 7 September 2010.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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