Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Parmacellidae Scientific name Parmacella tenerifensis | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Parmacelloidea Genus Parmacella Rank Species | |
Similar Parmacella, Hemicycla, La Gomera giant lizard | ||
Parmacella tenerifensis is a species of air-breathing land slug, a shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae.
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This slug is listed as endangered species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, but it is listed as Vulnerable species in the Red Book of Invertebrates of Spain.
Description
This species is brown in color.
Distribution
This species is endemic to the area east of San Cristóbal de La Laguna in Tenerife, Canary Islands.
Ecology
This species inhabits ruderal biotopes.
References
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