Rathouisia pantherina

Rathouisia pantherina is a species of carnivorous air-breathing land slug, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Rathouisiidae.

Rathouisia pantherina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata

clade Systellommatophora
Superfamily:
Veronicelloidea
Family:
Rathouisiidae
Genus:
Rathouisia
Species:
R. pantherina
Binomial name
Rathouisia pantherina
Heude, 1882[1]
Synonyms

Rathouisia tantherina (orth. error)

The specific name pantherina is from Latin word "pantherinus", that means "panther-like", referring to the predatory nature of the slug.

Distribution

This species occurs in China.

Description

Rathouisia pantherina is smaller than Rathouisia leonina.[2]

Ecology

Rathouisia pantherina is a predatory carnivorous slug.

References
  1. (in French) Heude P. M. (1882–1890). "Notes sur les Mollusques terrestres de la vallée du Fleuve Bleu". Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois par des pères de la Compagnie de Jésus, Mision Catholique, Chang-Hai, page 133, plate 36, fig. 23.
  2. Wu M., Guo J.-Y., Wan F.-H., Qin Q.-L., Wu Q. & Wiktor A. (2006). "A preliminary study of the predatory terrestrial mollusk Rathouisia leonina". The Veliger 48: 61-74.


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