Biology:Philomycus virginicus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Philomycus virginicus | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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Species: | P. virginicus
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Philomycus virginicus Hubricht, 1953
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Philomycus virginicus, common name the Virginia mantleslug, is a species of air-breathing 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.
References
- ↑ IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
Wikidata ☰ Q3075248 entry
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