Trigonochlamys imitatrix

Trigonochlamys imitatrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Trigonochlamydidae
Genus: Trigonochlamys
Species:
T. imitatrix
Binomial name
Trigonochlamys imitatrix
Synonyms[3]
  • Phrixolestes ponticus Simroth, 1902[4]
  • Trigonochlamys (Phrixolestes) ponticus Simroth, 1912
  • Trigonochlamys (Trigonochlamys) imitatrix O. Boettger, 1881
  • Trigonochlamys armeniaca Simroth, 1912
  • Trigonochlamys distans Simroth, 1912
  • Trigonochlamys minor Simroth, 1902
  • Trigonochlamys pontica Simroth, 1912

Trigonochlamys imitatrix is a species of predatory air-breathing land slug. It is a shell-less pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Trigonochlamydidae.

Distribution

The distribution of Trigonochlamys imitatrix includes:

The type locality is Kutaisi, Georgia.[1]

Description

The size of preserved specimens is 33–62 mm.[5] Live individuals are larger.[5]

Ecology

Trigonochlamys imitatrix inhabits forests.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 (in German) Boettger O. (1881). "Diagnoses molluscorum novorum Transcaucasiae, Armeniae et Persiae". Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 13(9): 117-129. page 120.
  2. ↑ (in German) Boettger O. (1881). "Sechtes Verzeichnis transcaucasischer, armenischer und nordpersischer Mollusken". Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 13(8): 167-261. pages 177-178, plate 7, fig. 5a-c.
  3. ↑ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2026). "Trigonochlamys imitatrix O. Boettger, 1881". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  4. ↑ (in German) Simroth H. (1901). "Die Nacktschnecken des Russischen Reiches". pp. I-XI, 1-321, Taf. 1-26, Karten 1-10. St. Petersburg.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Species summary for Trigonochlamys imitatrix". AnimalBase, last modified 14 June 2007, accessed 7 September 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Kantor, Yu I.; Vinarski, M. V.; Schileyko, A. A.; Sysoev, A. V. (December 22, 2009). "Catalogue of the continental mollusks of Russia and adjacent territories" (PDF). Ruthenica. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011.