Ambigolimax melitensis

Ambigolimax melitensis is a species of air-breathing land slug, a shell-less pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae. ^[2]

The right side of Ambigolimax melitensis showing the pneumostome

The foot of Ambigolimax melitensis

Ambigolimax melitensis
Ambigolimax melitensis from Sicily
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Superfamily:	Limacoidea
Family:	Limacidae
Genus:	Ambigolimax
Species:	A. melitensis
Binomial name
Ambigolimax melitensis (Lessona & Pollonera, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
Lehmannia melitensis (Lessona & Pollonera, 1882) superseded combination Limax melitensis Lessona & Pollonera, 1882 superseded combination (basionym)

Description

The length of the snail attains 20 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The snail features an elongate-conical body that tapers toward the front and is pointed at the rear, lacking a keel and uniformly displaying a pale ash-gray color. The shield is moderately sized, not swollen, finely granulated, and rounded at both the anterior and posterior ends. Beneath the shield lies a small, oval-elongated, slug-like structure that is distinctly visible. ^[3]

Distribution

The distribution of this species includes Malta and Italy (Sicily, Aeolian Islands, Sardinia, and the Tuscan Archipelago).^[4] It also has been found in Tunisia and Algeria.^[5][6]