Summary ²

Arion silvaticus is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae.

Distribution ³

occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

Physical description ⁴

Adults of this species of slug grow to about 3.8 cm long. It is a pale gray with two stripes along each side of its body. Beneath the stripes, the body is whitish. There are no stripes on the edge of the muscular foot's edge. A breathing pore is located on the mantle near the head.

Average length: 3.8 cm.

Other Physical Features: bilateral symmetry

Size ⁵

30-40 mm long (Kerney & Cameron 1979).

Look alikes ⁶

Arion fasciatus, Arion circumscriptus

Habitat ⁷

Habitat Type: Terrestrial

Communication and perception ⁸

This slug is capable of detecting odors.

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5. (c) Paustian, Megan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/11747514
6. (c) Paustian, Megan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/17764939
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More Info

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