Biology:Philomycus togatus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Philomycus togatus
Philomycus togatus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Philomycidae
Genus: Philomycus
Species:
P. togatus
Binomial name
Philomycus togatus
(A. Gould, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Limax togata A. Gould, 1841
  • Philomycus carolinianus collinus Hubricht, 1951

Philomycus togatus, also known as the toga mantleslug, is a species of land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Philomycidae.

Anatomy

These slugs create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.[1]

References

  1. Ken Hotopp: Land Snails of Pennsylvania: Philomycus togatus (Gould, 1841) , published online 2 January 2006.

Wikidata ☰ Q3075659 entry