Drilolestes

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

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Order:Stylommatophora
Family:Trigonochlamydidae
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Drilolestes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Trigonochlamydidae
Subfamily: Trigonochlamydinae
Genus: Drilolestes
Lindholm, 1925[1]
Species:
D. retowskii
Binomial name
Drilolestes retowskii
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Pseudomilax retowskii Boettger, 1884
  • Pseudomilax reibischi Simroth, 1901
  • Pseudomilax ananowi Simroth, 1901
  • Pseudomilax orientalis Simroth, 1912
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Drilolestes retowskii is the only species in the genus Drilolestes.[5]

The generic name Drilolestes contains the suffix -lestes, that means "robber".[6]

Description

The size of preserved specimens is 12–18 mm.[3] Live individuals are larger.[3]

Distribution

The distribution of Drilolestes retowskii includes northern Turkey (Vilayet Zonguldak) and Georgia in the Caucasus region,[3] specifically on the Psyrtzkha River in Abkhazia, near the New Athos Cave.

Ecology

Drilolestes retowskii inhabits forests and alpine zone.[4]

References

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