Shelled slug

Shelled slug
Drawing of the shelled slug, Testacella haliotidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Testacellidae
Genus: Testacella
Species:
T. haliotidea
Binomial name
Testacella haliotidea
Lamarck, 1801

The shelled slug, scientific name Testacella haliotidea, is a rarely seen, air-breathing, carnivorous land slug, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Testacellidae, the shelled slugs.[2]

Testacella haliotidea, Testacella scutulum and Testacella maugei Plate from John W. Taylor Monograph of the land & freshwater Mollusca of the British Isles
  1. ^ Allen, D.J. (2017). "Testacella haliotidea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T171079A1320948. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T171079A1320948.en. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. ^ Marshall, B. (2014). Testacella haliotidea Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819973 on 2014-11-06