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'''Purcell's hunter slug''' |
'''Purcell's hunter slug''', ''Chlamydephorus purcelli'', is an endangered [[species]] of air-breathing land [[slug]] a [[terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the family [[Rhytididae]], but also sometimes placed in the family [[Chlamydephoridae]]. |
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(Note: Gastropod [[taxonomy]] has been actively in flux for more than half a century, and this is especially true currently, because of new research in [[molecular]] [[phylogeny]]. Because of all the on-going changes, different reliable sources can yield very different classifications.) |
(Note: Gastropod [[taxonomy]] has been actively in flux for more than half a century, and this is especially true currently, because of new research in [[molecular]] [[phylogeny]]. Because of all the on-going changes, different reliable sources can yield very different classifications.) |
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This species is endangered. |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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This species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Table Mountain]] in [[South Africa]]. |
This species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Table Mountain]] in [[South Africa]]. |
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==Conservation status== |
==Conservation status== |
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* Herbert, D.G. 2000. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/40088/all Chlamydephorus purcelli]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on [[06 August]] [[2007]]. |
* Herbert, D.G. 2000. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/40088/all Chlamydephorus purcelli]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on [[06 August]] [[2007]]. |
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| Chlamydephorus purcelli (Collinge, 1901)
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Purcell's hunter slug, Chlamydephorus purcelli, is an endangered species of air-breathing land slug a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Rhytididae, but also sometimes placed in the family Chlamydephoridae.
(Note: Gastropod taxonomy has been actively in flux for more than half a century, and this is especially true currently, because of new research in molecular phylogeny. Because of all the on-going changes, different reliable sources can yield very different classifications.)
Distribution
This species is endemic to Table Mountain in South Africa.
Conservation status
The survival of this slug is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Herbert, D.G. 2000. Chlamydephorus purcelli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 06 August 2007..
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