Echinix

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Echinix
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Xanthonychidae
Subfamily: Echinichinae
Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012 [1]
Genus: Echinix
Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012 [1]
Diversity [1]
3 species

Echinix is a genus of air-breathing land semi-slugs. [1] Echinix is the only genus in the subfamily Echinichinae, [1] terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Xanthonychoidea. [1] This genus and family was described in December 2012. [1]

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Distribution

The subfamily Echinichinae is endemic to states Tamaulipas and Querétaro in northeastern Mexico. [1]

Species

Species in the genus Echinix include:

Description

Species in the genus Echinix are semi-slugs, which have their shells completely hidden under the mantle. [1] There are numerous glandular papillae on the dorsal part of the body. [1] Dart sac is a part of its reproductive system. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Thompson F. G. & Naranjo-García E. (2012). "Echinichidae, a new family of dart-bearing helicoid slugs from Mexico, with the description of a new genus and three new species (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Xanthonychoidea)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde 141(2): 197-208. doi:10.1127/arch.moll/1869-0963/141/197-208. preview.