Philomycus virginicus
Philomycus virginicus, common name Virginia mantleslug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Philomycidae.
| Philomycus virginicus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Philomycidae |
| Genus: | Philomycus |
| Species: | P. virginicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Philomycus virginicus Hubricht, 1953 | |
Anatomy
These slugs create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
References
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