Ariolimacidae
Encyclopedia
Ariolimacidae is a family
of air-breathing land slug
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arionoidea
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
).
Genera in the family Ariolimacidae include:
Ariolimacinae
Zacoleinae
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of air-breathing land slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arionoidea
Arionoidea
Arionoidea is a taxonomic group, a superfamily of air-breathing land slugs, shell-less terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.- Families :Families within the superfamily Arionoidea include:* Arionidae* Anadenidae* Ariolimacidae* Binneyidae...
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
).
Subfamilies and genera
The family Ariolimacidae consists of the two subfamilies:- Ariolimacinae Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
- Zacoleinae Webb, 1959
Genera in the family Ariolimacidae include:
Ariolimacinae
- Ariolimax MörchOtto Andreas Lowson MörchOtto Andreas Lowson Mörch was a biologist, specifically a malacologist. He lived in Sweden, in Denmark, and in France.- Taxa described :Bibliography and taxa described by Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch include:...
, 1859 - banana slugBanana slugBanana slug is a common name for three species of air-breathing land slug in the genus Ariolimax. These slugs are often yellow in color and are sometimes spotted with brown like a ripe banana....
- the type genus of the family Ariolimacidae
Zacoleinae
- Zacoleus Pilsbry, 1903 - the type genus of the subfamily Zacoleinae