Oopeltidae

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Family of molluscs

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::summary Family of molluscs ::

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).

Subfamilies and genera

The family Oopeltidae consists of two subfamilies:

Genera in the family Oopeltidae include:

Oopeltinae

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Ariopeltinae

Distribution

Two genera of Ariopeltinae live in South Africa. Ariopelta capensis and Ariostralis nebulosa are relict primitive species in the Cape Fold Mountains. In the Landdroskop area there are melanistic populations of these slugs.

References

References

  1. [[Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell. Cockerell T. D. A.]] (1891). "On the geographical distribution of slugs". ''[[Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London]]'' 1891(2): [https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofzoo1891zool#page/214/mode/2up 214]-226. Oopeltidae is on pages 216 and 222.
  2. [[Sirgel W. F.]] (1985). [http://www.africaninvertebrates.org.za/Sirgel1985_397.aspx "A new subfamily of Arionidae (Mollusca, Pulmonata)"]. ''[[African Invertebrates. Annals of the Natal Museum]]'' '''26'''(2): 471-487. Ariopeltinae is on the page 473.
  3. Sirgel, W.F. 2012. A new species of Oopeltidae (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Arionoidea), with a revision of the subfamily Ariopeltinae and remarks on its affinities within the family and superfamily. ''[[African Invertebrates]]'' '''53''' (2): 527-542.[http://www.africaninvertebrates.org.za/Sirgel_2012_53_2_570.aspx]
  4. Costandius E. (2005). [http://etd.sun.ac.za/jspui/bitstream/10019/1000/1/Costan.pdf ''The Landdroskop area in the Hottentots Holland Mountains as a refugium for melanistic lizard species: an analysis for conservation'']. Department of Botany and Zoology, [[University of Stellenbosch]], 76 pp.

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