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Oopeltidae
Family of molluscs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oopeltidae is a family of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arionoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
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Subfamilies and genera
The family Oopeltidae consists of two subfamilies:
- Oopeltinae Cockerell, 1891
- Ariopeltinae Sirgel, 1985[2]
Genera in the family Oopeltidae include:
Oopeltinae
- Oopelta Mörch [in Heynemann], 1867 - type genus of the family Oopeltidae
- Oopelta nigropunctata
Ariopeltinae
- Ariopelta Sirgel, 1985[2] - type genus of the subfamily Ariopeltinae
- Ariopelta capensis Krauss, 1848 - type species, synonym: Limax (Limas) capensis Krauss, 1848
- Ariopelta variegata Sirgel, 2012[3]
- Ariostralis
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Distribution
Two genera of Ariopeltinae live in South Africa.[2] Ariopelta capensis and Ariostralis nebulosa are relict primitive species[4] in the Cape Fold Mountains. In the Landdroskop area there are melanistic populations of these slugs.[4]
References
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