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Parmacella Olivieri
''Parmacella olivieri'' is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae. ''Parmacella olivieri'' is the type species of the genus ''Parmacella''. Distribution The distribution of this species includes: * Northern Egypt * Northern Libya Description The shell is very narrow, thick-walled. The apex is smooth and glossy amber golden. There are several tubercles and wrinkles in the aperture. The animal is brown with chocolate brown bands on the mantle. The mantle is up to 20 mm long. The whole animal up to 32 mm long. References This article incorporates public domain text from the reference."Species summary for ''Parmacella olivieri''" |
Georges Cuvier
Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French natural history, naturalist and zoology, zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in natural sciences research in the early 19th century and was instrumental in establishing the fields of comparative anatomy and paleontology through his work in comparing living animals with fossils. Cuvier's work is considered the foundation of vertebrate paleontology, and he expanded Linnaean taxonomy by grouping classes into phylum, phyla and incorporating both fossils and living species into the classification. Cuvier is also known for establishing extinction as a fact—at the time, extinction was considered by many of Cuvier's contemporaries to be merely controversial speculation. In his ''Essay on the Theory of the Earth'' (1813) Cuvier proposed that now-extinct species had been wiped out by periodic catastrophi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastropod Shell
The gastropod shell is part of the body of a Gastropoda, gastropod or snail, a kind of mollusc. The shell is an exoskeleton, which protects from predators, mechanical damage, and dehydration, but also serves for muscle attachment and calcium storage. Some gastropods appear shell-less (slugs) but may have a remnant within the mantle, or in some cases the shell is reduced such that the body cannot be retracted within it (semi-slug). Some snails also possess an operculum that seals the opening of the shell, known as the Aperture (mollusc), aperture, which provides further protection. The study of mollusc shells is known as conchology. The biological study of gastropods, and other molluscs in general, is malacology. Shell morphology terms vary by species group. Shell layers The gastropod shell has three major layers secreted by the Mantle (mollusc), mantle. The calcareous central layer, tracum, is typically made of calcium carbonate precipitated into an organic matrix known as c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AnimalBase
AnimalBase is a project brought to life in 2004 and is maintained by the University of Göttingen, Germany. The goal of the AnimalBase project is to digitize early zoological literature, provide copyright-free open access to zoological works, and provide manually verified lists of names of zoological genera and species as a free resource for the public. AnimalBase contributed to opening up the classical taxonomic literature, which is considered as useful because access to early literature (especially for the late 18th century) can be difficult for researchers who need the old sources for their taxonomic research. AnimalBase data are public domain. The public use of AnimalBase data is not restricted or conditioned.AnimalBase Project Group, 2005-2010. AnimalBase. Early zoological literature online. World wide web electronic publication http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de accessed 30 July 2010. AnimalBase covers all zoological disciplines. In the field of biodiversity informatics A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parmacella Olivieri Anatomy 2
''Parmacella'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Parmacellidae. Slugs within this genus create and use love darts. Species Species within the genus ''Parmacella'' include: * ''Parmacella olivieri'' Cuvier, 1804 - type species * '' Parmacella tenerifensis'' Alonso, Ibanez & Diaz, 1985 * ''Parmacella valenciennii ''Parmacella valenciennii'' is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae. Distribution The distribution of ''Parmacella valenciennii'' includes: * Southern Portugal (south of ...'' Webb & Van Beneden, 1836 References Parmacellidae Taxa named by Georges Cuvier Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Heterobranchia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parmacella Olivieri Anatomy
''Parmacella'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Parmacellidae. Slugs within this genus create and use love darts. Species Species within the genus ''Parmacella'' include: * ''Parmacella olivieri'' Cuvier, 1804 - type species * '' Parmacella tenerifensis'' Alonso, Ibanez & Diaz, 1985 * ''Parmacella valenciennii ''Parmacella valenciennii'' is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae. Distribution The distribution of ''Parmacella valenciennii'' includes: * Southern Portugal (south of ...'' Webb & Van Beneden, 1836 References Parmacellidae Taxa named by Georges Cuvier Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Heterobranchia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantle (mollusc)
The mantle (also known by the Latin word pallium meaning mantle, robe or cloak, adjective pallial) is a significant part of the anatomy of molluscs: it is the dorsal body wall which covers the visceral mass and usually protrudes in the form of flaps well beyond the visceral mass itself. In many species of molluscs the epidermis of the mantle secretes calcium carbonate and conchiolin, and creates a shell. In sea slugs there is a progressive loss of the shell and the mantle becomes the dorsal surface of the animal. The words mantle and pallium both originally meant cloak or cape, see mantle (vesture). This anatomical structure in molluscs often resembles a cloak because in many groups the edges of the mantle, usually referred to as the ''mantle margin'', extend far beyond the main part of the body, forming flaps, double-layered structures which have been adapted for many different uses, including for example, the siphon. Mantle cavity The ''mantle cavity'' is a central fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aperture (mollusc)
The aperture is an opening in certain kinds of mollusc shells: it is the main opening of the shell, where the head-foot part of the body of the animal emerges for locomotion, feeding, etc. The term ''aperture'' is used for the main opening in gastropod shells, scaphopod shells, and also for ''Nautilus'' and ammonite shells. The word is not used to describe bivalve shells, where a natural opening between the two shell valves in the closed position is usually called a ''gape''. Scaphopod shells are tubular, and thus they have two openings: a main anterior aperture and a smaller posterior aperture. As well as the aperture, some gastropod shells have additional openings in their shells for respiration; this is the case in some Fissurellidae (keyhole limpets) where the central smaller opening at the apex of the shell is called an orifice, and in the Haliotidae (abalones) where the row of respiratory openings in the shell are also called orifices. In gastropods In some prosobranch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apex (mollusc)
In anatomy, an apex (adjectival form: apical) is part of the shell of a mollusk. The apex is the pointed tip (the oldest part) of the shell of a gastropod, scaphopod, or cephalopod. The apex is used in end-blown conches. Gastropods The word "apex" is most often used to mean the tip of the spire of the shell of a gastropod. The apex is the first-formed, and therefore the oldest, part of the shell. To be more precise, the apex would usually be where the tip of the embryonic shell or protoconch is situated, if that is still present in the adult shell (often it is lost or eroded away). Coiled gastropod shells The phrase apical whorls, or protoconch, means the whorls that constitute the embryonic shell at the apex of the shell, especially when this is clearly distinguishable from the later whorls of the shell, otherwise known as the teleoconch. Comparison of the apical part and the whole shell of ''Otukaia kiheiziebisu'': File:Calliostoma kiheiziebisu apex.png File:Calliostoma k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Non-marine Molluscs Of Libya
The non-marine molluscs of Libya are a part of the molluscan fauna of Libya (wildlife of Libya). A number of species of non-marine Mollusca, molluscs are found in the wild in Libya. Freshwater gastropods Thiaridae * ''Melanoides tuberculata'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)Madhyastha A. (2010)''Melanoides tuberculatus'' In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. . Retrieved 3 December 2010. Land gastropods Land gastropods in Libya include: Veronicellidae * ''Eleutherocaulis striatus'' (Simroth, 1896)Fabio Liberto, Abdelmuhsen Abusneina & Ignazio Sparacio (2021). "New data on slugs and semi-slugs from Cyrenaica (northeastern Libya) (Parmacellidae, Limacidae, Agriolimacidae, Veronicellidae)". Biodiversity Journal 12(2): 325-334. https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2021.12.2.325.334 Parmacellidae * ''Parmacella alexandrina'' Ehrenberg, 1831 * ''Parmacella deshayesi, Parmacella cfr. deshayesi'' Moquin-Tandon, 1848 * ''Parmacella festae'' Gambetta, 1925 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Non-marine Molluscs Of Egypt
The non-marine molluscs of Egypt are a part of the molluscan fauna of Egypt ( wildlife of Egypt). A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Egypt. Freshwater gastropods Neritidae * '' Theodoxus niloticus'' (Reeve, 1856)Wael M. Lotfy & Lamiaa M Lotfy (2015). "Synopsis of the Egyptian freshwater snail fauna". Folia Malacologica 23(1): 19-40. DOI: 10.12657/folmal.023.002Mohamed A Hussein, Ahmad H Obuid-Allah, Amal A Mahmoud & Heba M Fangary (2016). "Population dynamics of freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) at Qena Governorate, upper Egypt Egyptian". Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, B. Zoology 3(1): 11-22. Viviparidae * ''Bellamya unicolor'' (Olivier, 1804) Ampullariidae * '' Lanistes carinatus'' (Olivier, 1804) * '' Pila ovata'' (Olivier, 1804) Valvatidae * ''Valvata nilotica'' Jickeli, 1874 Hydrobiidae * ''Hydrobia musaensis'' Frauenfeld, 1855 * ''Ecrobia ventrosa'' (Montagu, 1803) Bithyniidae * ''Gabbiella senaariensis'' (Küste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
