Philomycus virginicus
Philomycus virginicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
Superfamily: | Arionoidea |
Family: | Philomycidae |
Genus: | Philomycus |
Species: | P. virginicus |
Binomial name | |
Philomycus virginicus Hubricht, 1953 | |
Philomycus virginicus, common name the Virginia philomycus, 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.
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