Rathouisia tigrina | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Systellommatophora |
Family: | Rathouisiidae |
Genus: | Rathouisia |
Species: | R. tigrina |
Binomial name | |
Rathouisia tigrina | |
Rathouisia tigrina is a species of carnivorous air-breathing land slug, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rathouisiidae.
The specific name tigrina is from Latin word "tigrinus", that means "tiger-like", referring to the predatory nature of the slug.
This species occurs in China.
Rathouisia tigrina is smaller than Rathouisia leonina . [2]
Rathouisia tigrina is a predatory carnivorous slug.