Schizoglossa worthyae

Schizoglossa worthyae, is a species of large predatory, air-breathing, land slug, a carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.

Schizoglossa worthyae
Found in the Kaimai Mamaku Conservation park, Aongatete, New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Rhytidoidea
Family:
Rhytididae
Genus:
Schizoglossa
Species:
S. worthyae
Binomial name
Schizoglossa worthyae
Powell, 1949

References
    • photo
    • Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
    • New Zealand Department of Conservation Threatened Species Classification


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