Oopeltidae is a family of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arionoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Subfamilies and genera The family Oopeltidae consists of two subfamilies: Oopeltinae Cockerell, 1891 Ariopeltinae Sirgel, 1985Sirgel W. F. (1985). "A new subfamily of Arionidae (Mollusca, Pulmonata)". Annals of the Natal Museum 26(2): 471-487. Ariopeltinae is on the page 473.
Genera in the family Oopeltidae include:
Oopeltinae Oopelta Mörch [in Heynemann], 1867 - type genus of the family Oopeltidae Oopelta nigropunctata
Ariopeltinae Ariopelta Sirgel, 1985 - type genus of the subfamily Ariopeltinae Ariopelta capensis Krauss, 1848 - type species, synonym: Limax (Limas) capensis Krauss, 1848 Ariopelta variegata Sirgel, 2012Sirgel, W.F. 2012. A new species of Oopeltidae (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Arionoidea), with a revision of the subfamily Ariopeltinae and remarks on its affinities within the family and superfamily. African Invertebrates 53 (2): 527-542. Ariostralis Ariostralis nebulosa
Distribution Two genera of Ariopeltinae live in South Africa. Ariopelta capensis and Ariostralis nebulosa are relict primitive species in the Cape Fold Mountains. In the Landdroskop area there are melanistic populations of these slugs.Costandius E. (2005). The Landdroskop area in the Hottentots Holland Mountains as a refugium for melanistic lizard species: an analysis for conservation. Department of Botany and Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, 76 pp.
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