Atopos
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| Atopos | |
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| Atopos slug attacking Plectostoma concinnum by shell-drilling. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Systellommatophora |
| Family: | Rathouisiidae |
| Genus: | Atopos Simroth, 1891[1] |
| Diversity | |
| 10 species | |
Atopos is a genus of carnivorous air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Rathouisiidae.
Species within the genus Atopos include:
- Atopos aborense (Ghosh, 1913)
- Atopos australis Heynemann, 1876
- Atopos cristagalli P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899
- Atopos galeatus Simroth, 1920
- Atopos harmeri Collinge, 1902
- Atopos kempii Ghose, 1913[2]
- Atopos leuckarti Simroth, 1891[1]
- Atopos laidlawi Collinge, 1902
- Atopos maximus Collinge 1903[3]
- Atopos ouwensi Collinge, 1908
- Atopos prismatica Tapparone-Canefri, 1883
- Atopos pristis P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899
- Atopos punctata Collinge, 1902
- Atopos rugosus Collinge, 1902[3]
- Atopos sanguinolentus Ghosh, 1912
- Atopos sarasini Collinge 1902[3]
- Atopos schildii Babor, 1900
- Atopos scutulatus P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899
- Atopos semperi Simroth, 1891[1]
- Atopos simrothi P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899
- Atopos smithi (Collinge, 1902)
- Atopos strubelli Simroth, 1891
- Atopos tourannensis (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852)
Synonyms:
- Atopos leonina (Heude, 1882) is a synonym of Rathouisia leonina Heude, 1882[citation needed]
Distribution
The predatory carnivorous slugs in the genus Atopos are found in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, New Guinea, northeast Australia and, recently, Singapore.
