Drilolestes retowskii

Drilolestes retowskii is a species of predatory air-breathing land slug. It is a shell-less pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Trigonochlamydidae.

Drilolestes retowskii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora
Superfamily:	Parmacelloidea
Family:	Trigonochlamydidae
Subfamily:	Trigonochlamydinae
Genus:	Drilolestes Lindholm, 1925[1]
Species:	D. retowskii
Binomial name
Drilolestes retowskii (O. Boettger, 1884)[2]
Synonyms[3][4]
Pseudomilax retowskii Boettger, 1884 Pseudomilax reibischi Simroth, 1901 Pseudomilax ananowi Simroth, 1901 Pseudomilax orientalis Simroth, 1912

Drilolestes retowskii is the only species in the genus Drilolestes.

The generic name Drilolestes contains the suffix -lestes, that means "robber".^[5]

Distribution

The distribution of Drilolestes retowskii includes northern Turkey (Vilayet Zonguldak) and Georgia in the Caucasus region,^[3] specifically on the Psyrtzkha River in Abkhazia, near the New Athos Cave.

Description

The size of preserved specimens is 12–18 mm.^[3] Live individuals are larger.^[3]

Ecology

Drilolestes retowskii inhabits forests and alpine zone.^[4]