Limax doriae

Limax doriae, common name Doria's slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae, the keelback slugs.

Doria's slug
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Limacidae
Genus:	Limax
Species:	L. doriae
Binomial name
Limax doriae Bourguignat 1861

Etymology

Jules René Bourguignat (1829 - 1892) named this species in honor of the Marquis Giacomo Doria, an Italian naturalist, herpetologist, and politician.

Subspecies

• Limax doriae simplex Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria, Toscana);
• Limax doriae lineatus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria, Toscana);
• Limax doriae rubronotatus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria, Toscana);
• Limax doriae fuscus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria);
• Limax doriae brunneus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria);
• Limax doriae lineatus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria);
• Limax doriae sanguineus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria).

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Description

Limax doriae reaches a length of about 36 centimetres (14 in).^[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to the French Alpes-Maritimes and to a few northern Italian regions: (Piedmont, Liguria and Tuscany).^[3]

Habitat

This species prefers humid and shady areas, and is found resting under stones.

Bibliography

• Sordelli, F. 1871. Anatomia del Limax Doriae, Bourg., nei suoi rapporti con altre specie congeneri. - Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali 13 (3) 1870 : 242-253, Tav. 3. Milano.
• Lessona, Mario & Carlo Pollonera 1882: Monografia dei limacidi italiani. S.1-82, Taf.1-3. Turin, Loescher.
• Welter-Schultes, F. (2012): European non-marine molluscs, a guide for species identification. 760 pp.