Athoracophorus

Athoracophorus is a genus of air-breathing, land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Athoracophoridae.

Athoracophorus
Athoracophorus bitentaculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
clade Elasmognatha
Superfamily:
Athoracophoroidea
Family:
Athoracophoridae
Genus:
Athoracophorus

Gould, 1852
Species

See text

Species

Species in the genus Athoracophorus include:

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]

  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.
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