Arion occultus

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Arion occultus
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Reproductive system of Arion occultus
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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.

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Distribution

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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.

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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.