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Milax caucasicus

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Milax caucasicus
A 1912 drawing of a preserved specimen of Milax caucasicus from the original description by Heinrich Simroth.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Milacidae
Genus: Milax
Species:
M. caucasicus
Binomial name
Milax caucasicus
(Simroth, 1912)[1]
Synonyms

Amalia caucasica Simroth, 1912

Milax caucasicus is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Milacidae.

Distribution

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The species occurs in Caucasus: Georgia.

Type locality is Borjomi in Georgia.[1]

Ecology

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There is no information about its habitat and ecology.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Simroth H. 1912. Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der kaukasischen Nacktschneckenfauna. St. Petersburg (Russia). Description of Milax caucasicus is at page 52.
  2. ^ Species summary for Milax caucasicus. AnimalBase. Retrieved 23 February 2009.