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Arion occultus

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Arion occultus
Arion occultus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Arionidae
Genus: Arion
Species:
A. occultus
Binomial name
Arion occultus
Anderson, 2004[1]

Arion occultus is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs.

Distribution

This species occurs in:

  • Ireland; appears to be introduced in Ireland, but its country of origin is not known.

Description

This recently recognized species is part of the "Arion hortensis group" of species. It somewhat resembles Arion distinctus in general appearance, and also resembles Arion alpinus, but the internal anatomy of the reproductive system is different.

Reproductive system of Arion occultus is important for species identification.

References

  1. ^ Anderson, R. (2004). "Arion occultus n. sp, a new slug of subgenus Kobeltia Seibert (Pulmonata: Arionidae) from Ireland". Journal of Conchology. 38 (4): 341–353.