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genus

Testacella Lamarck, 1801

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Pulmonata - pulmonates »  family Testacellidae

Scientific synonyms

Testacelloides Wagner, 1914
Testacellus Férussac, 1819
Testacella Cuvier, 1800 (nomen nudum) nud.

Description

Animal limaciform, subcylindrical, tapering anteriorly ; tentacles simple, mantle small, posterior, quite near the tail, covered with a small external shell ; no longitudinal furrows above the margin of the foot, and no caudal mucous pore ; no distinct locomotive disk ; respiratory orifice at the posterior right edge of the mantle under the peristome of the shell ; combined generative orifice behind and below the right superior tentacle. Shell external, rudimentary, imperforate, ear-shaped, with a subspiral, posterior nucleus.
Tryon, G.W. & Pilsbry, H.A.; Manual of Conchology. Second Series. Volume 1; Testacellidae, Oleacinidae, Streptaxidae, Helicoidea, Vitrinidae, Limacidae, Arionidae.
Author: Jan Delsing

Included taxa

Number of records: 6

species Testacella bracciai G. Nardi & M. Bodon, 2011
species Testacella gestroi Issel, 1873
species Testacella haliotidea Draparnaud, 1801 - Shelled Slug

Testacella haliotidea

species Testacella maugei A. Férussac, 1819 - Mauge's Shelled Slug

Testacella maugei

species Testacella riedeli Giusti, Manganelli & Schembri, 1996
species Testacella scutulum G.B. Sowerby I, 1821

Testacella scutulum


Links and literature

EN Australian Faunal Directory [ea135096-fbc7-45db-ac0f-44fe1551c34c]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Testacella Draparnaud, 1801]
Data retrieved on: 25 July 2015
EN The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1329581]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [https://www.irmng.org] [as Testacella Lamarck, 1801]
Data retrieved on: 4 January 2020

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Explanations

nud. invalid name - nomen nudum