Hyrcanolestes

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Hyrcanolestes is a monotypic genus containing the single species Hyrcanolestes velitaris, a predatory air-breathing land slug. It is a shell-less pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Trigonochlamydidae.[3]

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Order:Stylommatophora
Family:Trigonochlamydidae
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Hyrcanolestes velitaris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Trigonochlamydidae
Genus: Hyrcanolestes
Simroth, 1901[1]
Species:
H. velitaris
Binomial name
Hyrcanolestes velitaris
(Martens, 1880)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Parmacella velitaris Martens, 1880
  • Pseudomilax bicolor O. Boettger, 1881
  • Hyrcanolestes valentini Simroth, 1901
  • Hyrcanolestes armeniacus Simroth, 1910
  • Hyrcanolestes kaznakovi Simroth, 1912
  • Hyrcanolestes varius Simroth, 1912
  • Hyrcanolestes obscurus Simroth, 1912
  • Hyrcanolestes fursovi Simroth, 1912
  • Hyrcanolestes declivis Simroth, 1912
  • Chrysalidomilax sphingiformis Simroth, 1912
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The generic name Hyrcanolestes contains the suffix -lestes, that means "robber".[4]

Distribution

The distribution of Hyrcanolestes velitaris includes:

The type locality of Hyrcanolestes velitaris is Gorgan, northern Iran.[3]

Ecology

Hyrcanolestes velitaris inhabits forests.[3]

References

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