Cryptella canariensis

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Cryptella canariensis[3] is a species of terrestrial semislug with a small shell in the family Parmacellidae. This species is also known as Parmacella canariensis.[1][4][5]

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Cryptella canariensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Parmacellidae
Genus: Cryptella
Species:
C. canariensis
Binomial name
Cryptella canariensis
Synonyms

Parmacella canariensis (Webb & Berthelot, 1833)

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Distribution

This species is endemic to the Canary Islands.[1][4]

Shell of Cryptella canariensis.

Description

The animal is greyish to yellowish brown, with black spots or streaks on the mantle and on the sides, mantle length 55% of body.[5] The animal grows up to 40 mm long.[5]

The shell has a smooth, thick and brown-yellow apex.[5]

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