Geomalacus oliveirae
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Geomalacus oliveirae is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Arionidae, the round back slugs.
Distribution
Distribution of Geomalacus oliveirae include:
- Portugal (Beira Alta)[1]
- Spain (Toledo, Cáceres, Salamanca)[1] - Red List Spain: Sensitive to habitat change (Gómez Moliner et al. 2001).[1]
Description
Geomalacus oliveirae is a slug light with 4 black colour bands, inner bands are irregularly interrupted, main marginal bands sharply delimited against the light background.[1] The length of the body of preserved specimen is 20 mm.[1]
Reproductive system: Genital retractor inserts more anteriorly in the median line of dorsum than in the other species.[1]
Ecology
Geomalacus oliveirae lives in Portugal in Mediterranean shrubland and on granitic substrate, also under Betula, Pinus and Juniperus trees, below 1300 m.[1] It lives in Spain under Pinus and in olive orchards.[1]
References
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