Parmellops etheridgei

Parmellops etheridgei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Helicarionidae
Subfamily:	Helicarioninae
Genus:	Parmellops
Species:	P. etheridgei
Binomial name
	Parmellops etheridgei; (Brazier, 1889)
	Location of Lord Howe Island
Synonyms
	Parmella etheridgei (Brazier, 1889); Vitrina (Parmella) etheridgei Brazier, 1889;

Parmellops etheridgei, also known as Etheridge's semislug, is a species of semislug that is endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.²

Description

The shell of the mature animal is reduced, plate-like and only faintly visible, 0.1 mm in height, with a diameter of 13.6 mm, orange-gold in colouration. The animal is usually white to pale yellowish-brown with raised white pigmentation on the tail forming a triangle, and with black spots along the sides of the body.²

Distribution

The semislug is common in many localities in the northern part of the island, extending southwards to the upper slopes of Mount Lidgbird. It is arboreal, living mainly in palm trees, and is active at night and after rain.²

References

"Parmellops etheridgei". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
Hyman, Isabel; Köhler, Frank (2020). A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Lord Howe Island. Sydney: Australian Museum. ISBN 978-0-9750476-8-2.

[1] "Parmellops etheridgei". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[h&k-2] Hyman, Isabel; Köhler, Frank (2020). A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Lord Howe Island. Sydney: Australian Museum. ISBN 978-0-9750476-8-2.

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