Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Heterobranchia
Infraclassis: Euthyneura
Cohors: Tectipleura
Subcohors: Panpulmonata
SuperOrdo: Eupulmonata
Ordo: Stylommatophora
SubOrdo: Helicina
InfraOrdo: Succineoidei
Superfamilia: Athoracophoroidea
Familia: Athoracophoridae
Genus: Athoracophorus
Species: A. bitentaculatus – A. maculosus – A. suteri
Name
Athoracophorus Gould, 1852
References
Barker, G.M. 1978: A reappraisal of Athoracophorus bitentaculatus, with comments on the validity of genus Reflectopallium (Gastropoda: Athoracophoridae). New Zealand journal of zoology 5(2): 281–288. BUGZ Google books Reference page.
Burton, D.W. 1982: The status of the genus Reflectopallium Burton (Gastropoda: Athoracophoridae). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 12(1): 59–64. DOI: 10.1080/03036758.1982.10427167 Reference page.
Athoracophorus is a genus of air-breathing, land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Athoracophoridae.
Species
Species in the genus Athoracophorus include:
Athoracophorus bitentaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Athoracophorus maculosus Burton, 1963
Athoracophorus suteri Burton, 1963
Description
The body of the animal is limaciform, subcylindrical and tapering behind; inferior tentacles wanting. Mantle is anterior, small, triangular, lateral, adherent, enclosing the shell-plate. There are no longitudinal furrows above the margin of the foot, and no caudal mucous pit. There is no distinct locomotive disk. External respiratory and anal orifices are on the right central margin of the mantle. Orifice of the combined genital system is behind and below the right eye-peduncle.[1]
The shell-plate is internal, flat, calcareous, oblong and sometimes in separate grains.[1]
Jaw is smooth, with median projection and quadrate accessory plate.[1]
Lingual membrane is with peculiarly shaped teeth, with long, narrow, curving, base of attachment, and low, transverse, multifid cusp.[1]
The animal has peculiar dorsal grooves.[1]
References
This article incorporates public domain text from reference.[1]
Tryon G. W. 1884. Structural and systematic conchology: an introduction to the study of the Mollusca. Volume III. Philadelphia, published by the author. page 89.
Mollusca & shells. By Augustus A. Gould; Philadelphia,Printed by C. Sherman,1852-56 (i.e. 1862)
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