Drilolestes retowskii is a species of predatory air-breathing land slug. It is a shell-less pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Trigonochlamydidae.
Drilolestes retowskii is the only species in the genus Drilolestes.
The generic name Drilolestes contains the suffix -lestes, that means "robber".
Description The size of preserved specimens is 12–18 mm. Live individuals are larger.
Distribution The distribution of Drilolestes retowskii includes northern Turkey (Vilayet Zonguldak) and Georgia in the Caucasus region,"Species summary for Drilolestes retowskii". AnimalBase, last modified 14 June 2007, accessed 7 September 2010. specifically on the Psyrtzkha River in Abkhazia, near the New Athos Cave.
Ecology Drilolestes retowskii inhabits forests and alpine zone.
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