Rathouisia pantherina
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| Species: | R. pantherina
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Rathouisia pantherina is a species of carnivorous air-breathing land slug, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Rathouisiidae.
The specific name pantherina is from Latin word "pantherinus", that means "panther-like", referring to the predatory nature of the slug.
Distribution[]
This species occurs in China.
Description[]
Rathouisia pantherina is smaller than Rathouisia leonina.[2]
Ecology[]
Rathouisia pantherina is a predatory carnivorous slug.
References[]
- ^ (in French) Heude P. M. (1882–1890). "Notes sur les Mollusques terrestres de la vallée du Fleuve Bleu". Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois par des pères de la Compagnie de Jésus, Mision Catholique, Chang-Hai, page 133, plate 36, fig. 23.
- ^ Wu M., Guo J.-Y., Wan F.-H., Qin Q.-L., Wu Q. & Wiktor A. (2006). "A preliminary study of the predatory terrestrial mollusk Rathouisia leonina". 48: 61-74.
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- Rathouisiidae
- Gastropods described in 1882
- Taxa named by Pierre Marie Heude
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