Parmellops perspicuus

Parmellops perspicuus
Lord Howe Island Map
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicarionidae
Subfamily: Helicarioninae
Genus: Parmellops
Species:
P. perspicuus
Binomial name
Parmellops perspicuus
Hyman & Ponder, 2016
Location of Lord Howe Island

Parmellops perspicuus, also known as the transparent semislug, is a species of semislug that is endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[1][2]

Description

The shell of the mature animal is reduced, plate-like and only faintly visible, 0.5 mm in height, with a diameter of 11.7 mm, reddish in colour. The animal is white with a grey tail, the shell clearly visible through the lappets.[1]

Distribution

The semislug is only found on the summit of Mount Gower, crawling on palm leaves and trunks at night and after rain.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hyman, Isabel; Köhler, Frank (2020). A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Lord Howe Island. Sydney: Australian Museum. ISBN 978-0-9750476-8-2.
  2. ^ "Parmellops perspicuus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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