Chlamydephorus
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Chlamydephorus is a genus
of air-breathing land slug
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Chlamydephoridae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of air-breathing land slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Chlamydephoridae
Chlamydephoridae
Chlamydephoridae is a family of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Eupulmonata .These snails are presumed to be true carnivores...
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Species
Species within the genus Chlamydephorus include:- Burnup's hunter slugBurnup's hunter slugBurnup's hunter slug, scientific name Chlamydephorus burnupi, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the taxonomic family Chlamydephoridae.-Ecology:...
, Chlamydephorus burnupi - Snake skin hunter slugSnake skin hunter slugThe snake skin hunter slug, scientific name Chlamydephorus dimidius, is a species of medium-sized air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Chlamydephoridae....
, Chlamydephorus dimidius - Purcell's hunter slugPurcell's hunter slugPurcell's hunter slug, scientific name Chlamydephorus purcelli, is an endangered species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Chlamydephoridae.-Distribution:...
, Chlamydephorus purcelli