Biology:Purcell's hunter slug
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Purcell's hunter slug | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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Family: | Chlamydephoridae
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Genus: | |
Species: | C. purcelli
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Binomial name | |
Chlamydephorus purcelli (Collinge, 1901)
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Purcell's hunter slug, scientific name Chlamydephorus purcelli, is an endangered species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Chlamydephoridae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Table Mountain in South Africa. The survival of this slug is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Herbert, D.G. (2000). "Chlamydephorus purcelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2000: e.T40088A10303320. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T40088A10303320.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40088/10303320. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q5477417 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purcell's hunter slug.
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