Biology:Philomycus virginicus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Philomycus virginicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Philomycidae |
| Genus: | Philomycus |
| Species: | P. virginicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Philomycus virginicus Hubricht, 1953
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Philomycus virginicus, common name Virginia mantleslug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Philomycidae.
Description and anatomy
These slugs are large at 50-100mm long, and their mantle covers the entire upper side of their bodies. They create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.[2]
Ecology
Range
These slugs are distributed from Virginia to Tennessee and west to Eastern Kentucky. In Virginia they are found from the Blue Ridge Mountains through the Ridge and Valley.[2] This slug is rated vulnerable by NatureServe in Virginia, Imperiled in Tennessee and West Virginia, and Critically Imperiled in North Carolina
References
- ↑ NatureServe. "Philomycus virginicus" (in en). Arlington, Virginia. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.114049/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Philomycus virginicus". https://carnegiemnh.org/mollusks/philomycus-virginicus/.
Wikidata ☰ Q3075248 entry
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