Papilloderma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
(unranked): | clade
Heterobranchia
informal group
Pulmonata |
Superfamily: | Papillodermatoidea Wikton, Martin & Castillejo, 1990
[2]
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Family: | Papillodermatidae Wikton, Martin & Castillejo, 1990
[2]
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Genus: | Papilloderma Wikton, Martin & Castillejo, 1990
[2]
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Species: | P. altonagai
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Binomial name | |
Papilloderma altonagai Wikton, Martin & Castillejo, 1990
[2]
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Synonyms [3] | |
Papillodermidae |
Papilloderma altonagai is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the informal group Sigmurethra. [3]
Papilloderma altonagai is the only species in the genus Papilloderma, [2] which is the only genus within the family Papillodermatidae, [2] which in turn is the only family within the superfamily Papillodermatoidea. [3]
The generic name Papilloderma is composed from the prefix Papillo- that means " papilla" and from the suffix -derma from Greek language that means "skin". This name was chosen because the body has conical papillae arranged in rows. [2] The specific name altonagai is in honor of the malacologist Dr. Kepa Altonaga from the University of the Basque Country, who collected the first specimen of this species. [2]
This species is endemic to northern Spain. [2]
Papilloderma | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
(unranked): | clade
Heterobranchia
informal group
Pulmonata |
Superfamily: | Papillodermatoidea Wikton, Martin & Castillejo, 1990
[2]
|
Family: | Papillodermatidae Wikton, Martin & Castillejo, 1990
[2]
|
Genus: | Papilloderma Wikton, Martin & Castillejo, 1990
[2]
|
Species: | P. altonagai
|
Binomial name | |
Papilloderma altonagai Wikton, Martin & Castillejo, 1990
[2]
| |
Synonyms [3] | |
Papillodermidae |
Papilloderma altonagai is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the informal group Sigmurethra. [3]
Papilloderma altonagai is the only species in the genus Papilloderma, [2] which is the only genus within the family Papillodermatidae, [2] which in turn is the only family within the superfamily Papillodermatoidea. [3]
The generic name Papilloderma is composed from the prefix Papillo- that means " papilla" and from the suffix -derma from Greek language that means "skin". This name was chosen because the body has conical papillae arranged in rows. [2] The specific name altonagai is in honor of the malacologist Dr. Kepa Altonaga from the University of the Basque Country, who collected the first specimen of this species. [2]
This species is endemic to northern Spain. [2]