Malacolimax
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Malacolimax is a genus
of air-breathing land slug
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Limacidae
, the keelback slugs.
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 Limacidae
Limacidae
Limacidae, common name the keelback slugs, are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Limacoidea.- Distribution :...
, the keelback slugs.
Species
Species within the genus Malacolimax include:- Malacolimax mrazeki (Simroth, 1904)
- Malacolimax tenellusMalacolimax tenellusMalacolimax tenellus is species of air-breathing land slug, a shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae.-Distribution:This species is known to occur in a number of European countries and islands including:...
O. F. Müller, 1774, the type species - Malacolimax wiktoriMalacolimax wiktoriMalacolimax wiktori is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae, the keelback slugs.This species is endemic to the Canary Islands....
Alonso & Ibáñez, 1989