Hemphillia glandulosa
Encyclopedia
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
.
in Canada, where the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
(COSEWIC) has listed it as a species of special concern. The Canadian Species at Risk Act
listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being a species of special concern in Canada.
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
the warty jumping-slug, is a species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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...
, a 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 mollusk 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 :...
.
Hemphillia glandulosa is the type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
of the genus Hemphillia
Hemphillia
Hemphillia is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs.The generic name Hemphillia is in honor of an American malacologist Henry Hemphill .- Species :...
.
Distribution, conservation status
It lives in British ColumbiaBritish Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
in Canada, where the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada ; French: Le Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada, is an independent committee of wildlife experts and scientists whose "raison d’être is to identify species at risk" in Canada...
(COSEWIC) has listed it as a species of special concern. The Canadian Species at Risk Act
Species at Risk Act
The Species at Risk Act is a piece of Canadian federal legislation which became law in Canada on December 12, 2002. It is designed to meet one of Canada's key commitments under the International Convention on Biological Diversity. The goal of the Act is to protect endangered or threatened...
listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being a species of special concern in Canada.
Further reading
- COSEWIC (2003). "COSEWIC assessment and status report on the warty jumping-slug Hemphillia glandulosa in Canada". Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vi + 19 pp.
- (Originally issued as Management Recommendations (February 1998) Thomas E. Burke) Wainwright M. & Duncan N. (revised) (October 2005) Conservation Assessment for Four Species of the Genus Hemphillia". USDA Forest Service Region 6 and USDI Bureau of Land Management, Oregon and Washington. 33 pp.
- map of distribution of Hemphillia glandulosa in the USA