Semilimax semilimax

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Semilimax semilimax
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Semilimax semilimax shells
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Vitrinidae
Genus: Semilimax
Species:
S. semilimax
Binomial name
Semilimax semilimax
(J. Férussac, 1802) [1]

Semilimax semilimax is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vitrinidae.

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References

  1. Férussac, J. B. L. d'Audebard de 1802. Ueber eine neue Thierart, welche die Gattungen Limax und Helix mit einander vereinigt, Helix Semilimax. Der Naturforscher 29: 236-241, Tab. I Fig. A-D. Halle.
  2. Balashov I. & Gural-Sverlova N. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41 (1): 91-109.