clade Euthyneuraclade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora 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).

The family Oopeltidae consists of two subfamilies: Genera in the family Oopeltidae include: Oopeltinae Ariopeltinae Two genera of Ariopeltinae live in South Africa.

[2] Ariopelta capensis and Ariostralis nebulosa are relict primitive species[4] in the Cape Fold Mountains.

In the Landdroskop area there are melanistic populations of these slugs.

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