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Mysticarion Obscurior
''Mysticarion'' is a genus of air-breathing, tree-dwelling land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial arboreal pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Helicarioninae of the family Helicarionidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mysticarion Iredale, 1941. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818401 on 2021-08-26 Species Species within the genus ''Mysticarion'' include: * ''Mysticarion hyalinus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) * ''Mysticarion insuetus'' - the type subspecie * ''Mysticarion leucospira'' (Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer, Pfeiffer, 1857) - type species * ''Mysticarion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mysticarion Porrectus
''Mysticarion porrectus'', also known as ''Helicarion porrectus'', is a tree-dwelling snail in the family Helicarionidae. It is endemic to Australia. This species occurs in and near rainforests at high altitude in eastern Australia. It is associated with Gondwana cool temperate rainforests, with trees such as Antarctic Beech, Sassafras and Pinkwood. ''Mysticarion porrectus'' is found between Mount Dromedary in south east New South Wales up the Great Dividing Range to Mount Superbus, 150 km south west of Brisbane, Queensland Description The shell of this snail species is very thin and transparent, so the brightly coloured internal organs are visible through it. The animal has a gland at the end of its tail which is thought to emit pheromones during courtship. The shell of this ''Mysticarion'' species is too small for the soft parts to completely retract into. This gastropod is what is referred to as a " semi-slug": through the course of evolution, the shell has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
