Hyrcanolestes

Hyrcanolestes velitaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Trigonochlamydidae
Genus: Hyrcanolestes
Simroth, 1901
Species:
H. velitaris
Binomial name
Hyrcanolestes velitaris
(Martens, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Parmacella velitaris Martens, 1880
  • Pseudomilax bicolor O. Boettger, 1881
  • Hyrcanolestes valentini Simroth, 1901
  • Hyrcanolestes armeniacus Simroth, 1910
  • Hyrcanolestes kaznakovi Simroth, 1912
  • Hyrcanolestes varius Simroth, 1912
  • Hyrcanolestes obscurus Simroth, 1912
  • Hyrcanolestes fursovi Simroth, 1912
  • Hyrcanolestes declivis Simroth, 1912
  • Chrysalidomilax sphingiformis Simroth, 1912

Hyrcanolestes is a monotypic genus containing the single species Hyrcanolestes velitaris, a predatory air-breathing land slug. It is a shell-less pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Trigonochlamydidae.

The generic name Hyrcanolestes contains the suffix -lestes, that means "robber".

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