Oopeltidae is a family

Family (biology)

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 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

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 pulmonate gastropod mollusks in 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...

 (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005

Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)

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Subfamilies and genera

The family Oopeltidae consists of two subfamilies:

• Oopeltinae Cockerell, 1891
• Ariopeltinae Sirgel, 1985

Genera in the family Oopeltidae include:

Oopeltinae

• Oopelta Mörch [in Heynemann], 1867 - type genus of the family Oopeltidae

Ariopeltinae

• Ariopelta Sirgel, 1985 - type genus of the subfamily Ariopeltinae
  • Ariopelta capensis Krauss, 1848 - type species, synonym: Limax (Limas) capensis Krauss, 1848
• Ariostralis
  • Ariostralis nebulosa

Distribution

Two genera of Ariopeltinae live in South Africa. Ariopelta capensis and Ariostralis nebulosa are relict

Relict

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 primitive species in the Cape Fold Mountains. In the Landdroskop area there are melanistic populations of these slugs.