Echinix
Appearance
(Redirected from Echinichinae)
Echinix | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
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]
Distribution
[edit]The subfamily Echinichinae is endemic to states Tamaulipas and Querétaro in northeastern Mexico.[1]
Species
[edit]Species in the genus Echinix include:
- Echinix ochracea Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012[1]
- Echinix granulata Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012[1]
- Echinix rugosa Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012[1]
Description
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 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.