Mariaella beddomei
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Mariaella beddomei is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariophantidae.
The specific name is in honor of Richard Henry Beddome.
Distribution
This species lives in India. It is endemic to Western Ghats.[1] Its localities include Travancore Hills.[2]
Shell description
The internal shell is thinner than in Mariaella dussumieri, shelly, flat and smooth beneath, white, with close, concentric lines of growth.[2] The length of the adult shell is 12 mm, the breath is 6.5 mm.[2]
Anatomy
The body of the animal varies greatly in color from uniform ochre to deep grey-black or spotted. There are no raised ridges on the shell-lobes. It is externally similar to Mariaella dussumieri, but larger, about Script error: No such module "convert". in length when fully extended.[2] It has more numerous teeth in the radula, the number in a row being 122 . 5 . 21 . 1 . 21 . 5 . 122 (148 . 1 . 148), and the shape differing somewhat. There are also differences in the genitalia, the spermatheca and the expansion in the free oviduct (ovitheca) having different forms.[2]
References
The article incorporates public domain text from the reference.[2]
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- ↑ Mavinkurve R. G., Shanbhag S. P. & Madhyastha N. A. 2004. Checklist of terrestrial gastropods of Karnataka, India. Zoos' Print Journal 19(11):1684-1686.
- ↑ a b c d e f Blanford W. T. & Godwin-Austen H. H. 1908. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Mollusca. Testacellidae and Zonitidae. Taylor & Francis, London, page 206.
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