Philomycus virginicus
| Philomycus virginicus | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | P. virginicus
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| Philomycus virginicus , 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>. Downloaded on 6 October 2008.
Categories:
- Philomycidae
- Gastropods described in 1953
- Sigmurethra stubs