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Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnæus, C. 1758. Systema Naturæ per regna tria na

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Gastropoda
order
Stylommatophora
family
Arionidae
genus
Arion
species
Arion ater

Name

Synonyms
Arion ater ater
Arion ater var. albida Roebuck, 1883
Arion ater var. albolateralis Roebuck, 1883
Arion empiricorum A.Férussac, 1819
Limax ater Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Black Arion in English
Black arion in English
European black slug in English
European black slug in English
Große Wegschnecke in German
Große schwarze Wegschnecke in German
Schwarze Wegschnecke in German
Sort skovsnegl in Danish
black arion in English
black arion in English
black snail in English
greater black slug in English
large black slug in English
mustasiruetana in Finnish
Large Black Slug in English
svartskogsnegl in Norwegian Bokmål
svartskogsnigel in Nynorsk, Norwegian
Great Black Slug in English
Great Red Slug in English
Große Wegschnecke in German
Große schwarze Wegschnecke in German
Schwarze Wegschnecke in German
black arion in English
black snail in English
geitsleip in Norwegian Bokmål
gjetslep in Norwegian Bokmål
greater black slug in English
large black slug in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017.
  2. Chace, E. P. (1959). Another record for <i>Arion ater</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 73(1): 36.
  3. Chevallier, H. (1981). Taxonomie des "Limaces rouges" (genre Arion, sous-genre Arion s., Mollusca, Pulmonata). <em>Haliotis.</em> 11:87-99.
  4. Dirzo, R.,Harper, J.L.: Experimental studies on slug-plant interactions: III. Differences in the acceptability of individual plants of Trifolium repens to slugs and snails
  5. Getz, L. L. & Wakefield, R. H. (1963). <i>Arion</i> in New England. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 77(1): 14-16.
  6. Kerney, M. P., Cameron, R. A. D. & Jungbluth, J.-H. (1983). Die Landschnecken Nord- und Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungsbuch für Biologen und Naturfreunde. <em>Verlag Paul Parey.</em> 384 pp., 24 plates. [Summer or later]. Hamburg / Berlin (Paul Parey).
  7. McClory and Gotthardt (2008), https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/species/nonnative/invasive/pdfs/invasivespp_report.pdf
  8. Post, R. L. (1959). North Dakota record for <i>Arion ater</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 72(3): 104-105.
  9. Rehder, H. A. (1947). <i>Arion ater</i> (L.) in Oregon. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 61(2): 70.
  10. Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. <em>Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft).</em> 312 pp., 142 plates. [June] [= Pensoft Series Faunistica No 87].
  11. Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt, et al., 1988: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16. vii + 277.
  12. Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526.
  13. von Proschwitz (2021) Nya mollusker/namn - sent via e-mail to Ulf Bjelke on 2021-0 5-06
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