Echinix
| Echinix | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Family: | Echinichidae Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012[1]
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| Genus: | Echinix Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012[1]
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| 3 species | |
Echinix is a genus of air-breathing land semi-slugs.[1] Echinix is the only genus in the family Echinichidae,[1] terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Xanthonychoidea.[1] This genus and family was described in December 2012.[1]
Distribution
The family Echinichidae is endemic to states Tamaulipas and Querétaro in northeastern Mexico.[1]
Species
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
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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o 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.
