''Cryptella canariensis''"''Cryptella'' Webb & Berthelot 1833"

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of terrestrial

semislug Semi-slugs, also spelled semislugs, are land gastropods whose shells are too small for them to retract into, but not quite vestigial. The shell of some semi-slugs may not be easily visible on casual inspection, because the shell may be covered ...

with a small

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in the family

Parmacellidae Parmacellidae is a family (biology), family of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Parmacelloidea (according to the Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005), t ...

. This species is also known as ''Parmacella canariensis''.

Distribution

This species is

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to the

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Description

The animal is greyish to yellowish brown, with black spots or streaks on the mantle and on the sides, mantle length 55% of body. The animal grows up to 40 mm long. The

has a smooth, thick and brown-yellow

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References

This article incorporates public domain text from the reference."Species summary for ''Parmacella canariensis''"

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External links

* Webb P. B. & Berthelot S. (1844) Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries II, 2. Zoologie
page 50
* Webb P. B. & Berthelot S. (1835) Magasin de Zoologie: d'anatomie comparée et de palaeontologie. volume 5, Arthus Bertrand, Paris.
Cryptelle

Photo of the shell
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cryptella canariensis Parmacellidae Endemic fauna of the Canary Islands Molluscs of the Canary Islands Gastropods described in 1833 Taxa named by Philip Barker-Webb