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Limax doriae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Limacidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Limacoidea

Subfamily
  
Limacinae

Similar
  
Limax dacampi, Limacinae, Limax ecarinatus, Limax cinereoniger, Limacidae

Limax doriae, common name Doria's slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae, the keelback slugs.

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Etymology

Jules René Bourguignat (1829 - 1892) named this species in honor of the Marquis Giacomo Doria, an Italian naturalist, herpetologist, and politician.

Subspecies

  • Limax doriae simplex Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria, Toscana);
  • Limax doriae lineatus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria, Toscana);
  • Limax doriae rubronotatus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria, Toscana);
  • Limax doriae fuscus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria);
  • Limax doriae brunneus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria);
  • Limax doriae lineatus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria);
  • Limax doriae sanguineus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria).

    • Description

    Limax doriae reaches a length of about 36 centimetres (14 in).

    Distribution

    This species is endemic to the French Alpes-Maritimes and to a few northern Italian regions: (Piedmont, Liguria and Tuscany).

    Habitat

    This species prefers humid and shady areas, and is found resting under stones.

    References

    Limax doriae Wikipedia
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