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Chlamydephorus sexangulus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Rhytididae
Genus:	Chlamydephorus
Species:	C. sexangulus
Binomial name
Chlamydephorus sexangulus (H.Watson, 1915)
Synonyms
Apera sexangula H. Watson, 1915 superseded combination

Chlamydephorus sexangulus, also known as the hexagonal hunterslug, is a species of predatory slug in the family Rhytididae.

Distribution

It is endemic to the KwaZulu-Natal coastal lowland forests in South Africa.

Habitat and range

Chlamydephorus sexangulus has been found under leaf litter and under large stone in coastal Podocarpus forests in KZN; it has also been found in thornveld.

Ecology

Chlamydephorus sexangulus is known to predate on species of Sphaerotherium such as Sphaerotherium giganteum.

References

1. Chlamydephorus sexangulus(H.Watson, 1915). 17 December 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
2. ^ Herbert, D. G. (1997-11-01). "The terrestrial slugs of KwaZulu-Natal: diversity, biogeography and conservation (Mollusca: Pulmonata)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 38 (1): 197–239. doi:10.10520/AJA03040798_174.
3. Herbert, D. G. (2000-05-01). "Dining on diplopods: remarkable feeding behaviour in chlamydephorid slugs (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Journal of Zoology. 251 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2000.tb00586.x. ISSN 0952-8369.

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