Drawing of the shelled slug, Testacella haliotidea
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
Order:
Stylommatophora
Informal group:
Sigmurethra
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]
^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.
^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
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