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Laevicaulis natalensis

Laevicaulis natalensis, the brown leatherback slug, is a species of leatherleaf slug in the family Veronicellidae. This species is endemic to Southern Africa.

Taxonomy

Laevicaulis natalensis contains the following subspecies:

  • Laevicaulis natalensis brauni
  • Laevicaulis natalensis natalensis

Description

The body is elongated-oblong, convex, and subcylindrical. It is coloured white-ashy and very finely punctate (covered with minute dots). The foot is transversely striate (marked with cross-wise lines), cut off squarely in front, and produced posteriorly into a pointed tail that is longer than the mantle. The tentacles are simple. The ocular tentacles are transversely striate. The labial tentacles (those near the mouth) are broader, blunt and twice as long as the ocular tentacles.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Southern Africa.

References

  • Forcart, L. (1967). Studies on the Veronicellidae, Aperidae and Urocyclidae (Mollusca) of Southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum. 18(3): 505-570

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