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Schizoglossa
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Schizoglossa, common name the Pāua slugs, is a genus of medium-sized to large predatory, air-breathing, land slugs, carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Rhytididae. They are currently classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as Nationally Vulnerable.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Schizoglossa is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to Mollusca, Wikidata and Arthur William Baden Powell.
It is catalogued under the topic Rhytididae.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderStylommatophora
- FamilyRhytididae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Rhytididae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MCZ, NHMUK, UMZC, USNM
- Recorded in
- New Zealand
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rhytididae
- Image
- Schizoglossa novoseelandica.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Schizoglossa
- Commons category
- Schizoglossa
- taxon common name
- Paua slug
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Distribution
- Species and subspecies
- Description
- Ecology
- References
- Further reading
Schizoglossa, common name the Pāua slugs, is a genus of medium-sized to large predatory, air-breathing, land slugs, carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Rhytididae. They are currently classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as Nationally Vulnerable.
==Distribution== The genus is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand (including the Great Barrier Island),
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