Biology:Parmellops

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Short description: Genus of semislugs from Australia

Parmellops
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Helicarionoidea
Family: Helicarionidae
Subfamily: Helicarioninae
Genus: Parmellops
Iredale, 1944[1]
Lord Howe Island.PNG
Location of Lord Howe Island

Parmellops is a genus of two species of semislugs that are endemic to Australia 's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[2]

Species

  • Parmellops etheridgei (Brazier, 1889)Etheridge's semislug
  • Parmellops perspicuus Hyman & Ponder, 2016transparent semislug

References

  1. Iredale, Tom (1944). "The land Mollusca of Lord Howe Island". Australian Zoologist 10 (3): 299–334. 
  2. Hyman, Isabel; Köhler, Frank (2020). A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Lord Howe Island. Sydney: Australian Museum. ISBN 978-0-9750476-8-2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q27996042 entry