Arion flagellus
Arion flagellus | |
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Arion flagellus illustration accompanying the species description | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | Arionoidea |
Family: | Arionidae |
Genus: | Arion |
Species: | A. flagellus |
Binomial name | |
Arion flagellus Collinge, 1893 | |
Arion flagellus, common name (in the UK) the "Durham slug", is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs.
Distribution
This species is endemic to the Iberian peninsula, but has been introduced in various countries and islands including:
- Great Britain[1]
- Ireland
- and other areas
References
- ↑ "Who What Why: Are British slugs under threat?". BBC News. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
External links
- Arion flagellus at Animalbase taxonomy,short description, distribution, biology,status (threats), images
- Arion flagellus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Info focusing on Ireland: