Mariaella beddomei
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| Mariaella beddomei | |
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| Drawing of the internal shell of Mariaella beddomei. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Ariophantidae |
| Genus: | Mariaella |
| Species: | M. beddomei |
| Binomial name | |
| Mariaella beddomei (Godwin-Austen, 1888)[1] | |
Mariaella beddomei is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariophantidae.
The specific name is in honor of Richard Henry Beddome.
This species lives in India. It is endemic to Western Ghats.[2] Its localities include Travancore Hills.[3]
