Parmellops perspicuus
| Parmellops perspicuus | |
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| Lord Howe Island Map | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Helicarionidae |
| Subfamily: | Helicarioninae |
| Genus: | Parmellops |
| Species: | P. perspicuus
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| Binomial name | |
| Parmellops perspicuus Hyman & Ponder, 2016
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]The semislug is only found on the summit of Mount Gower, crawling on palm leaves and trunks at night and after rain.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Parmellops perspicuus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 August 2021.