Carolina mantleslug facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Carolina mantleslug |
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| Drawing of Philomycus carolinianus from W. G. Binney, 1878 | |
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NE
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| Scientific classification | |
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clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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Arionoidea
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Philomycidae
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Philomycus
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| Species: |
P. carolinianus
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| Philomycus carolinianus (Bosc, 1802)
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Philomycus carolinianus, common name the Carolina mantleslug, is a species of land slug, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Philomycidae.
Anatomy
These slugs create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior. The dart of Philomycus carolinianus is thick and curved.
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