A reappraisal ofAthoracophorus bitentaculatus, with comments on the validity of genusReflectopallium(Gastropoda: Athoracophoridae)
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 5 (2), 281-287
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1978.10428317
Abstract
The slug Athoracophorus bitentaculatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) is redescribed from material collected in the northern third of the North Island of New Zealand. Its anatomy is described and figured, local variation in the condition of the lateral grooves and mantle is figured, and supplementary information on its biology and distribution is given. Its identity and taxonomy are discussed in the context of earlier work on the species. Evidence is presented for the reduction of Reflectopallium Burton, 1963 to synonymy with Athoracophorus Gould, 1852. A revised key to New Zealand and subantarctic genera of Athoracophoridae is given.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Recording specimen localities in New Zealand: An arbitrary system of areas and codes definedNew Zealand Journal of Zoology, 1976
- Manual of the New Zealand mollusca / with an atlas of quarto plates.Published by Smithsonian Institution ,1913