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Deroceras deckeni (Simroth, 1904)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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 deckeni (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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumMollusca
  4. classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
  5. subclassHeterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
  6. infraclassEuthyneura Spengel, 1881
  7. subterclassTectipleura
  8. superorderEupulmonata Haszprunar & Huber, 1990
  9. infraorderLimacoidei
  10. superfamilyLimacoidea Batsch, 1789
  11. familyAgriolimacidae H. Wagner, 1935
  12. subfamilyAgriolimacinae H. Wagner, 1935
  13. genusDeroceras Rafinesque, 1820
  14. speciesDeroceras deckeni (Simroth, 1904)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Deroceras. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Deroceras abessinicum (Simroth, 1904)AgriolimacidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deroceras afer (Simroth, 1904)AgriolimacidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
field slugDeroceras agreste (Linnaeus, 1758)AgriolimacidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deroceras astypalaeense Wiktor & Mylonas, 1992AgriolimacidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deroceras bakurianum (Simroth, 1912)AgriolimacidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deroceras bistimulatum Wiktor, 2000AgriolimacidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deroceras christae Rähle, 1998AgriolimacidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deroceras chrysorroyatissense Rähle, 1984AgriolimacidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deroceras corsicum (Simroth, 1900)AgriolimacidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deroceras cycladicum Wiktor & Mylonas, 1981AgriolimacidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deroceras dallaii Fo. Giusti, 1970AgriolimacidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Deroceras dewinteri Maassen, 2000AgriolimacidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 47 records assigned to Agriolimacidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Deroceras (Deroceras) deckeni (Simroth, 1904) (Simroth, 1904)synonym
Agriolimax deckeni Simroth, 1904 Simroth, 1904synonym

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.

  1. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1258155 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:34XZT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.