Geomalacus anguiformis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Arionidae |
Genus: | Geomalacus |
Subgenus: | Arrudia |
Species: | G. anguiformis
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Binomial name | |
Geomalacus anguiformis | |
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Geomalacus anguiformis is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Arionidae, the round back slugs.
This species occurs in south Portugal ( Serra de Monchique) and central Spain. [2]
The slug is dark grey with brown hue. [2] It has lighter sides and two light colour bands with dark lower margins running along both sides of the mantle. [2] Mantle is elliptical, extending to tentacles in anterior part. [2] Tentacles are nearly black, thick and not very long. [2] When crawling, the slug has not always a regularly cylindrical shape, there are depressions and dilatations. [2] Sole is light creamy with darker medial zone, with yellowish or greenish hue. [2] Mucus is yellow. [2] Geomalacus anguiformis is 60 mm long (preserved 30 mm). [2]
Shell is elliptical, solid, upper side convex and lower side flat. [2]
The reproductive system is diagnostic feature: Geomalacus anguiformis has atrial diverticulum shorter than spermatheca duct [3] while Kerry slug Geomalacus maculosus has atrial diverticulum longer than spermatheca duct. [3] Geomalacus anguiformis has penis long, vas deferens very thin, spermatheca oval with long duct. [2] Geomalacus anguiformis differs from Geomalacus oliveirae in its atriopenis inserting at the prolongation of the atrial long axis (not laterally). [2]
Geomalacus anguiformis was found in olive plantations, under bark. [2]
This article incorporates public domain text from the reference. [2]