Hemphillia is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Binneyidae.
The generic name Hemphillia is in honor of an American malacologist Henry Hemphill (1830–1914).
At least some species of this genus are known as jumping slugs due to their behavior when threatened. At such times, they "jump" by coiling up and straightening out repeatedly in rapid succession.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
Species Species in the genus Hemphillia include:COSEWIC (2003). COSEWIC assessment and status report on the dromedary jumping-slug Hemphillia dromedarius in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vi + 21 pp. http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/virtual_sara/files/cosewic/sr_dromedary_jumping_slug_e.pdf Hemphillia burringtoni Hemphillia camelus Hemphillia danielsi Hemphillia dromedarius Hemphillia glandulosa - the type species Hemphillia malonei Hemphillia pantherina Hemphillia skadei
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