- Milax caucasicus
-
Milax caucasicus A 1912 drawing of a preserved specimen of Milax caucasicus from the original description by Heinrich Simroth. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
clade limacoid cladeSuperfamily: Parmacelloidea Family: Milacidae Genus: Milax Species: M. caucasicus Binomial name Milax caucasicus
(Simroth, 1912)[1]Synonyms Amalia caucasica Simroth, 1912
Milax caucasicus is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Milacidae.
Distribution
The species occurs in Caucasus: Georgia.
Type locality is Borjomi in Georgia.[1]
Ecology
There is no information about its habitat and ecology.[2]
References
- ^ a b Simroth H. 1912. Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der kaukasischen Nacktschneckenfauna. St. Petersburg (Russia). Description of Milax caucasicus is at page 52.
- ^ Species summary for Milax caucasicus. AnimalBase. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
This Milacidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.