Arion flagellus

Arion flagellus
Live specimen of Arion flagellus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Arionidae
Genus:	Arion
Species:	A. flagellus
Binomial name
Arion flagellus Collinge, 1893
Distributional range in Europe, scientific state of knowledge of 2012
Synonyms
Arion (Arion) flagellusCollinge, 1893 alternative representation

Arion flagellus, also known by its common name (in the United Kingdom) the Durham slug, ^[2] is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs. ^[3]

Variety

• Arion flagellus var. phillipsiCollinge, 1893 (unassessed)

Distribution

This species is native to the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula, but has been introduced in various countries and islands including:

• Great Britain ^[4]
• Ireland ^[5]
• South Africa ^[1]
• the Netherlands ^[6]
• Canada ^[6]

Arion flagellus illustration accompanying the species description

References

1. Rowson, B. (2017). "Arion flagellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T171288A1323964. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T171288A1323964.en . Retrieved 4 November 2023.
2. "Durham Slug Arion flagellus". NatureSpot.
3. Arion flagellusCollinge, 1893 . 28 October 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
4. "Who What Why: Are British slugs under threat?". BBC News. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
5. "Arion flagellus". Invertebrate Ireland.
6. "Arion flagellus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2023-11-11.

External links

• Arion flagellus at Animalbase taxonomy, short description, distribution, biology, status (threats), images
• "Arion flagellus". The Encyclopedia of Life .