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| Genus: | Pseudaneitea Cockerell, 1891
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| Species: | P. papillata
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| Pseudaneitea papillata (Hutton, 1879)
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Pseudaneitea papillata is a leaf-veined slug, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Athoracophoridae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand, in the South Island and the North Island south of the Ruahine Range.
Habitat
Description
This species has 15 to 17 lateral grooves on either side, with up to five papillae in each side field (an area bounded by grooves). The two tentacles are not visible. There is only a vestigial internal shell in the form of numerous small calcareous particles. Coloration is olive green or dark grey.
Life habits
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- NZETC
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