Rathouisia pantherina
| Rathouisia pantherina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Veronicelloidea |
| Family: | Rathouisiidae |
| Genus: | Rathouisia |
| Species: | R. pantherina |
| Binomial name | |
| Rathouisia pantherina Heude, 1882[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rathouisia tantherina (orth. error) | |
Rathouisia pantherina is a species of carnivorous air-breathing land slug, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Rathouisiidae.
The specific name pantherina is from Latin word "pantherinus", that means "panther-like", referring to the predatory nature of the slug.
Distribution
This species occurs in China.
Description
Rathouisia pantherina is smaller than Rathouisia leonina.[2]
Ecology
Rathouisia pantherina is a predatory carnivorous slug.
References
- ↑ (French) Heude P. M. (1882–1890). "Notes sur les Mollusques terrestres de la vallée du Fleuve Bleu". Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois par des pères de la Compagnie de Jésus, Mision Catholique, Chang-Hai, page 133, plate 36, fig. 23.
- ↑ Wu M., Guo J.-Y., Wan F.-H., Qin Q.-L., Wu Q. & Wiktor A. (2006). "A preliminary study of the predatory terrestrial mollusk Rathouisia leonina". The Veliger 48: 61-74.
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