Hyrcanolestes is a monotypic genus containing the single species Hyrcanolestes velitaris, a predatory air-breathing land slug. It is a shell-less pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Trigonochlamydidae.[3]
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| Species: | H. velitaris
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The generic name Hyrcanolestes contains the suffix -lestes, that means "robber".[4]
Distribution
editThe distribution of Hyrcanolestes velitaris includes:
The type locality of Hyrcanolestes velitaris is Gorgan, northern Iran.[3]
Ecology
editHyrcanolestes velitaris inhabits forests.[3]
References
edit- ^ Simroth H. (1901). Die Nacktschnecken des Russischen Reiches. St.-Petersburg. 321 p.
- ^ Martens E. v. (1880). "Aufzählung der von. Dr. Alexander Brandt in Russisch-Armenien gesammelten Mollusken". Bulletin de l’Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg 26: 142-158.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Kantor Yu I., Vinarski M. V., Schileyko A. A. & Sysoev A. V.(published online on December 22, 2009). "Catalogue of the continental mollusks of Russia and adjacent territories". Version 2.3. Archived 2018-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Suvorov A. N. (2003). "A new species and genus of carnivorous slugs (Pulmonata Trigonochlamydidae) from West Transcaucasia". Ruthenica 13: 149-152. abstract Archived 2020-07-13 at the Wayback Machine.