Scientific name Limacidae | Phylum Mollusca | |
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Limacidae bielzia coerulans
Limacidae, also known by their common name the keelback slugs, are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Limacoidea.
Contents
- Limacidae bielzia coerulans
- Distribution
- Anatomy
- 2002 taxonomy
- 2005 taxonomy
- Genera
- Cladogram
- Ecology
- References
Distribution
The distribution of the family Limacidae is the western Palearctic. There are 28 species of Limacidae in Russia and adjacent countries.
Anatomy
In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 21 and 25 and also lies between 31 and 35 (according to the values in this table).
2002 taxonomy
Zhiltsov & Schileyko (2002) elevated the subfamily Bielziinae to family level, Bielziidae, based on the morphology of the reproductive system of Bielzia coerulans.
2005 taxonomy
The following two subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
Genera
Genera in the family Limacidae include:
subfamily Limacinae
subfamily Eumilacinae
Cladogram
A cladogram showing the phylogenic relationships of this family to other families within the limacoid clade:
Ecology
Parasites of slugs in this family include larvae of the marsh flies Sciomyzidae, and others.