Hemphillia
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Hemphillia is a genus
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 Arionidae
Arionidae
Arionidae, common name the "roundback slugs" or "round back slugs" are a taxonomic family of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arionoidea.- Distribution :...

, the roundback slugs.

The generic name Hemphillia is in honor of an American malacologist Henry Hemphill
Henry Hemphill
Henry Hemphill was an American malacologist, a biologist who studies mollusks. In particular he studied land and freshwater mollusca.-Taxa:He named and described many molluscan taxa, including:...

 (1830–1914).

Species

Species in the genus Hemphillia include:
  • Hemphillia burringtoni
    Hemphillia burringtoni
    Hemphillia burringtoni is a species of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs....

  • Hemphillia camelus
    Hemphillia camelus
    Hemphillia camelus is a species of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs....

  • Hemphillia danielsi
    Hemphillia danielsi
    Hemphillia danielsi is a species of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs....

  • Hemphillia dromedarius
    Hemphillia dromedarius
    The Hemphillia dromedarius, common name the dromedary Jumping-slug, is a species of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs.-Distribution and conservation status:...

  • Hemphillia glandulosa
    Hemphillia glandulosa
    The Hemphillia glandulosa, common name the warty jumping-slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae.Hemphillia glandulosa is the type species of the genus Hemphillia....

    - type species
  • Hemphillia malonei
    Hemphillia malonei
    Hemphillia malonei is a species of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs....

  • Hemphillia pantherina
    Hemphillia pantherina
    Hemphillia pantherina is a species of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs....

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