Hemphillia skadei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Binneyidae |
Genus: | Hemphillia |
Species: | H. skadei |
Binomial name | |
Hemphillia skadei Lucid, Rankin, Espíndola, Chichester, Ehlers, Robinson and Sullivan, 2018 |
Hemphillia skadei, or Skade's jumping slug, is a species of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Binneyidae. The species name is derived from the Norse goddess Skaði, who is associated with winter and mountains, reflecting the cold and mountainous habitat of the new species.
References
- ^ M.K. Lucid, A. Rankin, A. Espíndola, L. Chichester, S. Ehlers, L. Robinson, and J. Sullivan. 2018. Taxonomy and biogeography of Hemphillia (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in North American rainforests, with description of a new species (Skade’s jumping-slug, Hemphillia skadei sp. nov.), Canadian Journal of Zoology, http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjz-2017-0260#.WvQPJtMvwlm, retrieved May 9, 2018.
- The Spokesman-Review: "Skade’s slug: Newly discovered North Idaho species named for wildlife biologist’s daughter," http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/may/02/skades-slug-new-species-named-for-wildlife-biologi/#/0, retrieved May 9, 2018.
- Idaho Department of Fish and Game: "Skade's Jumping Slug: Idaho's Newest Wildlife Species," https://idfg.idaho.gov/spp/9695, retrieved May 9, 2018.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Hemphillia skadei |
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