Meghimatium burchi
Meghimatium burchi is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Philomycidae and the superfamily Arionacea, the roundback slugs.[1][2][3] The specific name burchi is in honor of the American malacologist John B. Burch.[1]
| Meghimatium burchi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Philomycidae |
| Genus: | Meghimatium |
| Species: | M. burchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Meghimatium burchi Tsai & Wu, 2008[1] | |
Description
A small species, its body length is around 12 to 16.5 mm.[1]
Distribution
The distribution of Meghimatium burchi includes Taiwan.[1][2][3] The type locality is "watershed of Koan-Tau Mt. in Huei-Sun Agriculture Farm, Nantou County", Taiwan. The holotype is deposited at Taichung's National Museum of Natural Science.[1]
References
- Tsai, C.-L.; Wu, S.-K. (2008). "A new Meghimatium slug (Pulmonata: Philomycidae) from Taiwan" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 47 (6): 759–766.
- "Meghimatium burchi Tsai & Wu, 2008". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- Hsiang-Ying Li. "Meghimatium burchi Tsai & Wu, 2008". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.