Meghimatium
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Meghimatium is a genus
of medium to large air-breathing land slug
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Philomycidae
and the superfamily Arionoidea
, the roundback 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 medium to large 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 Philomycidae
Philomycidae
Philomycidae are a family of air-breathing land slugs . They are terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arionoidea ....
and the superfamily Arionoidea
Arionoidea
Arionoidea is a taxonomic group, a superfamily of air-breathing land slugs, shell-less terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.- Families :Families within the superfamily Arionoidea include:* Arionidae* Anadenidae* Ariolimacidae* Binneyidae...
, the roundback slugs.
Species
Species within the genus Meghimatium include:- Meghimatium burchiMeghimatium burchiMeghimatium burchi is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Philomycidae and the superfamily Arionacea, the roundback slugs....
Tsai & Wu, 2008 - from Taiwan - Meghimatium bilineatum (Benson, 1842) - from Taiwan
- Meghimatium fruhstorferiMeghimatium fruhstorferiMeghimatium fruhstorferi is a species of medium to large air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Philomycidae and the superfamily Arionacea, the roundback slugs.-Distribution:...
(Collinge, 1901) - from Taiwan - Meghimatium pictum (Stoliczka, 1873) - from Taiwan
- Meghimatium rugosum (Chen & Gao, 1982) - from Taiwan
- Meghimatium striatum Hasselt, 1824 - from Java
- Meghimatium uniforme Laidlaw, 1937 - from North Borneo
Further reading
- Tsai C. L., Lin H. H. & Wu S. K. (2005). "Comparison of four philomycid slugs (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Philomycidae) of Taiwan". Endem. Spec. Res. 7: 41-49. PDF.