Gaeotis Explained

Gaeotis is a genus of air-breathing land semi-slugs,^[1] terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amphibulimidae.

Distribution

The genus Gaeotis is endemic to Puerto Rico.

Species

Species within the genus Gaeotis include:

• Gaeotis albopunctulata Shuttleworth, 1854
• Gaeotis flavolineata Shuttleworth, 1854
• Gaeotis malleata Pilsbry, 1899^[2]
• Gaeotis nigrolineata Shuttleworth, 1854 - type species of the genus Gaeotis^[2]

Notes and References

1. Breure A. S. H. (2010). "The rediscovery of a semi-slug: Coloniconcha prima Pilsbry, 1933 (Gastropoda, Pleurodontidae) from Hispaniola". Basteria 74(4-6): 78-86.
2. Breure A. S. H. (1974). "Notes On the Genus Gaeotis Shuttleworth, 1854 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Bulimulidae)". Netherlands Journal of Zoology 24(3): 236-252. . PDF .