Philomycus virginicus

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Philomycus virginicus
NE[1]
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clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
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P. virginicus
Binomial name
Philomycus virginicus
Hubricht, 1953

Philomycus virginicus, common name the Virginia mantleslug, 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

  1. ^ IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Retrieved 6 October 2008.

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