Cystopelta sp. (genus)

Unidentified Cystopelta Slug at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Cystopelta sp. (genus)	13 Jan 2022	Michael123
	Unverified	13 Jan 2022	TimL

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Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting in ANBG's Rainforest Gully during recent rain.

2 comments

Michael123 wrote:

13 Jan 2022

Thinking it is probably Cystopelta cf septentrionalis again. Has its tail curled behind it (the tail is a diagnostic character) however the front half of the mantle agrees with C. cf septentrionalis.

Michael123 wrote:

13 Jan 2022

This is an introduction to the gardens.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.107743 -35.277017
Altitude 454.5m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
7 Jan 2022 11:38 AM Recorded on
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Other Invertebrates Snails & Slugs (Gastropoda) Molluscs (Mollusca) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Cystopelta sp. (genus) Scientific name
Unidentified Cystopelta Slug Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 628.4m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania