Arion flagellus

Arion flagellus, also known by its common name (in the United Kingdom) the "Durham slug", is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs.

Arion flagellus
Arion flagellus illustration accompanying the species description
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superorder: Eupulmonata
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Arionidae
Genus: Arion
Species:
A. flagellus
Binomial name
Arion flagellus
Collinge, 1893

Distribution

This species is endemic to the Iberian peninsula, but has been introduced in various countries and islands including:

References

  1. "Who What Why: Are British slugs under threat?". BBC News. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.


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