Deroceras abessinicum (Simroth, 1904)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Deroceras abessinicum (Simroth, 1904)
- Name authority
- (Simroth, 1904)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Agriolimacidae
- Genus
- Deroceras
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassHeterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
- infraclassEuthyneura Spengel, 1881
- subterclassTectipleura
- superorderEupulmonata Haszprunar & Huber, 1990
- infraorderLimacoidei
- superfamilyLimacoidea Batsch, 1789
- familyAgriolimacidae H. Wagner, 1935
- subfamilyAgriolimacinae H. Wagner, 1935
- genusDeroceras Rafinesque, 1820
- speciesDeroceras abessinicum (Simroth, 1904)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Deroceras. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Deroceras afer (Simroth, 1904) | AgriolimacidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| field slugDeroceras agreste (Linnaeus, 1758) | AgriolimacidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deroceras astypalaeense Wiktor & Mylonas, 1992 | AgriolimacidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deroceras bakurianum (Simroth, 1912) | AgriolimacidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deroceras bistimulatum Wiktor, 2000 | AgriolimacidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deroceras christae Rähle, 1998 | AgriolimacidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deroceras chrysorroyatissense Rähle, 1984 | AgriolimacidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deroceras corsicum (Simroth, 1900) | AgriolimacidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deroceras cycladicum Wiktor & Mylonas, 1981 | AgriolimacidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deroceras dallaii Fo. Giusti, 1970 | AgriolimacidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deroceras deckeni (Simroth, 1904) | AgriolimacidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Deroceras dewinteri Maassen, 2000 | AgriolimacidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Agriolimax abessinicus Simroth, 1904 Simroth, 1904 | synonym |
| Agriolimax gimirranus Simroth, 1904 Simroth, 1904 | synonym |
| Deroceras (Deroceras) abessinicum (Simroth, 1904) (Simroth, 1904) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1258149 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34XYY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.