Philomycus

Philomycus
Philomycus carolinianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Philomycidae
Genus: Philomycus
Rafinesque, 1820

Philomycus is a genus of air-breathing land slugs in the family Philomycidae, the mantleslugs.

Biology

These slugs create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

Species

Species within the genus Philomycus include:

References

  1. ↑ Capinera, J. L., et al. Terrestrial Slugs of Florida (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). EENY-493 (IN891). Entomology and Nematology. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. Published 2011, revised 2013.
  2. ↑ Tompa, A. S. (1980). The ultrastructure and mineralogy of the dart from Philomycus carolinianus (Pulmonata: Gastropoda) with a brief survey of the occurrence of darts in land snails. Veliger 23, 35-42.