Banana slug

Banana slug
Two banana slugs preparing to mate
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Arionoidea
Family: Ariolimacidae
Subfamily: Ariolimacinae
Genus: Ariolimax
Mörch, 1859
Type species
Ariolimax columbianus
Synonyms

Aphallarion Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1896

Anatomy of a slug

Banana slugs (Ariolimax) are a genus of North American terrestrial slugs in the family Ariolimacidae.[1]

They are often bright yellow (giving rise to the "banana" common name) although they may also be greenish, brown, tan, or white.

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ariolimax Mörch, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995725 on 2021-08-25

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