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Trigonochlamys imitatrix

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Trigonochlamys imitatrix
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Trigonochlamys

Species:
T. imitatrix
Binomial name
Trigonochlamys imitatrix
Synonyms[5]
  • Pseudomilax lederi O. Boettger, 1881
  • Trigonochlamys semiplumbeus O. Boettger, 1886
  • Trigonochlamys boettgeri Retowski, 1889[3]
  • Trigonochlamys minor Simroth, 1901
  • Phrixolestes adshricus Simroth, 1901
  • Phrixolestes ponticus Simroth, 1901[4]
  • Trigonochlamys pontica Simroth, 1912
  • Trigonochlamys armeniaca Simroth, 1912
  • Trigonochlamys distans Simroth, 1912

Trigonochlamys imitatrix is a species of predatory air-breathing land slug. It is a shell-less pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Trigonochlamydidae.

Trigonochlamys imitatrix is the only species in the genus Trigonochlamys. Trigonochlamys is the type genus of the family Trigonochlamydidae.

Distribution

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The distribution of Trigonochlamys imitatrix includes:

The type locality is Kutaisi, Georgia.[1]

Description

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The size of preserved specimens is 33–62 mm.[6] Live individuals are larger.[6]

Ecology

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Trigonochlamys imitatrix inhabits forests.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d (in German) Boettger O. (1881). "Diagnoses molluscorum novorum Transcaucasiae, Armeniae et Persiae". Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 13(9): 117-129. page 120.
  2. ^ (in German) Boettger O. (1881). "Sechtes Verzeichnis transcaucasischer, armenischer und nordpersischer Mollusken". Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 13(8): 167-261. pages 177-178, plate 7, fig. 5a-c.
  3. ^ (in German) Retowski O. (1889). "Liste der von mir auf meiner Reise von Konstantinopel nach Batum gesammelten Binnenmollusken". Bericht der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 1889: 225-265. Frankfurt am Main.
  4. ^ (in German) Simroth H. (1901). "Die Nacktschnecken des Russischen Reiches". pp. I-XI, 1-321, Taf. 1-26, Karten 1-10. St. Petersburg.
  5. ^ a b c d e 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.
  6. ^ a b c d "Species summary for Trigonochlamys imitatrix". AnimalBase, last modified 14 June 2007, accessed 7 September 2010.