Milax (gastropod)

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Kingdom Animalia Family Milacidae Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus		Superfamily Parmacelloidea Scientific name Milax Higher classification Milacidae

Lower classifications Milax gagates, Milax caucasicus

Milax is a genus of air-breathing, keeled, land slugs. These are shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Milacidae.

This is the type genus of the family.

Species

Species within the genus Milax include:

Milax aegaeicus

Milax altenai

Milax caucasicus

Milax cyprius

Milax gagates - the greenhouse slug. This is the type species of the genus Milax

Milax nigricans

Milax ochraceus

Milax parvulus

Milax verrucosus

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