Arion atripunctatus

Arion atripunctatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Arionidae
Genus:	Arion
Species:	A. atripunctatus
Binomial name
Arion atripunctatus Dumont & Mortillet, 1853
Synonyms
Arion (Mesarion) atripunctatusDumont & Mortillet, 1853 alternative representation

Arion atripunctatus, is a large terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the round back slugs. ^[1]

The taxonomic status of Arion punctatus is still doubtful. ^[2] . Its anatomy is still unknown. ^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in moderate altitudes around 1000 m in the western Alps.

References

1. Arion atripunctatus Dumont & Mortillet, 1853 . 28 October 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Jordaens, Kurt, et al. "Arion transsylvanus (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Arionidae): rediscovery of a cryptic species." Zoologica Scripta 39.4 (2010): 343-362.
3. Welter-Schultes, Francisco, C. Audibert, and A. Bertrand. "Liste des mollusques terrestres et dulcicoles de France continentale (excl. hydrobioïdes)." Folia conchyliologica 12 (2011): 4-44.

• Dumont, F. & Mortillet, G. de (1852-1855). Histoire des Mollusques terrestres et d'eau douce, vivants et fossiles, de la Savoie et du bassin du Léman. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Savoie, 3: 14-142 (1852); 4: 1-78 (1853); 5: 81-152 (1854), 239-248 (1855).
• Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017