''Pallifera'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of air-breathing land
slug
Slug, or land slug, is a common name for any apparently shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusc. The word ''slug'' is also often used as part of the common name of any gastropod mollusc that has no shell, a very reduced shell, or only a smal ...
s,
terrestrial pulmonate
Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
s in the family
Philomycidae.
Species
Species include:
*''
Pallifera costaricensis'' (Mörch, 1857)
*''
Pallifera dorsalis'' (Binney, 1842) – pale mantleslug
* ''
Pallifera fosteri'' – Foster mantleslug
* ''
Pallifera hemphilli
''Pallifera'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Philomycidae.
Species
Species include:
*'' Pallifera costaricensis'' (Mörch, 1857)
*'' Pallifera dorsalis'' (Binney, 1842) – ...
'' – black mantleslug
* ''
Pallifera marmorea'' – marbled mantleslug
* ''
Pallifera megaphallica
''Pallifera'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Philomycidae.
Species
Species include:
*'' Pallifera costaricensis'' (Mörch, 1857)
*'' Pallifera dorsalis'' (Binney, 1842) – ...
'' – woody mantleslug
* ''
Pallifera ohioensis
''Pallifera'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Philomycidae.
Species
Species include:
*'' Pallifera costaricensis'' (Mörch, 1857)
*'' Pallifera dorsalis'' (Binney, 1842) – ...
'' – redfoot mantleslug
* ''
Pallifera pilsbryi
''Pallifera'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Philomycidae.
Species
Species include:
*'' Pallifera costaricensis'' (Mörch, 1857)
*'' Pallifera dorsalis'' (Binney, 1842) – ...
'' – Arizona mantleslug
* ''
Pallifera ragsdalei
''Pallifera'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Philomycidae.
Species
Species include:
*'' Pallifera costaricensis'' (Mörch, 1857)
*'' Pallifera dorsalis'' (Binney, 1842) – ...
'' – whiteface mantleslug
* ''
Pallifera secreta
''Pallifera'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Philomycidae.
Species
Species include:
*'' Pallifera costaricensis'' (Mörch, 1857)
*'' Pallifera dorsalis'' (Binney, 1842) – ...
'' – severed mantleslug
* ''
Pallifera tournescalis
''Pallifera'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Philomycidae.
Species
Species include:
*'' Pallifera costaricensis'' (Mörch, 1857)
*'' Pallifera dorsalis'' (Binney, 1842) – ...
'' – Ouachita mantleslug
* ''
Pallifera varia'' – variable mantleslug
Cladogram
A
cladogram based on sequences of
cytochrome-c oxidase I (COI) genes showing phylogenic relations of genera in the family Philomycidae by Tsai & Wu (2008)
[Tsai C.-L. & Wu S.-K. (2008). A new ''Meghimatium'' slug (Pulmonata: Philomycidae) from Taiwan. ''Zoological Studies'' 47(6): 759-766]
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(simplified):
''Arion'' and ''Deroceras'' were used as
outgroup Outgroup may refer to:
* Outgroup (cladistics), an evolutionary-history concept
* Outgroup (sociology), a social group
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References
External links
LifeDesks, Terrestrial Slugs Web
Philomycidae
Gastropod genera
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