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Hyrcanolestes velitaris

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Trigonochlamydidae

Scientific name
  
Hyrcanolestes velitaris

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Parmacelloidea

Subfamily
  
Trigonochlamydinae

Rank
  
Species

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

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Hyrcanolestes velitaris is the only species in the genus Hyrcanolestes.

The generic name Hyrcanolestes contains the suffix -lestes, that means "robber".

Distribution

The distribution of Hyrcanolestes velitaris includes:

  • Iran
  • Lankaran Lowland, Azerbaijan
  • Talysh Mountains
  • Lesser Caucasus
  • Greater Caucasus
  • The type locality of Hyrcanolestes velitaris is Gorgan, northern Iran.

    Ecology

    Hyrcanolestes velitaris inhabits forests.

    References

    Hyrcanolestes velitaris Wikipedia