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Arion (genus)
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Arion is a genus
of air-breathing land slug
s, specifically roundback slugs, called "roundback" because they have no keel on the back of the body.
The genus name Arion is taken from that of the legendary ancient Greek
poet
Arion
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Note: Arion vejdorskyi
or Arion vejdowskyi is a taxon with unclear taxonomic position
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
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, specifically roundback slugs, called "roundback" because they have no keel on the back of the body.
The genus name Arion is taken from that of the legendary ancient Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
Arion
Arion
Arion was a kitharode in ancient Greece, a Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb: "As a literary composition for chorus dithyramb was the creation of Arion of Corinth," The islanders of Lesbos claimed him as their native son, but Arion found a patron in Periander, tyrant of Corinth...
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Species
Species in the genus Arion include:- Arion ater
- Arion circumscriptusArion circumscriptusArion circumscriptus, common name Brown-banded arion, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in countries and islands including:...
- Arion distinctusArion distinctusArion distinctus, common name the darkface arion, is species of air-breathing land slug in the family Arionidae, sometimes known as the roundback slugs...
- Arion fasciatusArion fasciatusArion fasciatus, common name the Orange-banded Arion, is a species of air-breathing, completely shell-less, land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the round-back slugs, first described by Sven Nilsson in 1823....
- Arion flagellusArion flagellusArion flagellus, common name the "Durham slug", is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs.-Distribution:...
- Arion fuscusArion fuscusArion fuscus is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs....
- Arion hortensisArion hortensisArion hortensis, common name the "garden slug", "small striped slug" or "black field slug" is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs....
- Arion intermediusArion intermediusArion intermedius is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae. This slug is sometimes called by the common name "hedgehog slug" or "hedgehog arion" because when the slug is resting in the contracted state, the tubercles on its back look...
Normand, 1852 - synonym: Arion alpinus Pollonera, 1887 - Arion lusitanicusArion lusitanicusArion lusitanicus, common name Portuguese slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae.- Description :It is a rather large slug of reddish brown colour....
- Arion obesoductusArion obesoductusArion obesoductus is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the round-back slugs.-Distribution:...
Reischütz, 1973 - synonym: Arion alpinus auctt. non Pollonera, 1887 - Arion occultusArion occultusArion occultus is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs.This recently-recognized species is part of the "Arion hortensis group" of species...
- Arion oweniiArion oweniiArion owenii is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs.-Distribution:This species occurs in:* Great Britain* Ireland-References:* AnimalBase info:...
- Arion silvaticusArion silvaticusArion silvaticus is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in countries and islands including:* Czech Republic* Great Britain* Ireland...
- Arion simrothiArion simrothiArion simrothi is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the round-back slugs....
- Arion rufus
- Arion transsylvanus Simroth, 1885
- Arion vulgaris, the invasive Spanish slug
Note: Arion vejdorskyi
Arion vejdorskyi
Arion vejdorskyi or Arion vejdowskyi is a taxon with unclear taxonomic position and probably a synonym for other species. It was described as a species of air-breathing land slug, a shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs.- Synonyms :This slug was...
or Arion vejdowskyi is a taxon with unclear taxonomic position
Further reading
- Quinteiro J., Rodríguez-Castro J., Castillejo J., Iglesias-Piñeiro J. & Rey-Méndez M. (2005). "Phylogeny of slug species of the genus Arion: evidence of monophyly of Iberian endemics and of the existence of relict species in Pyrenean refuges". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary ResearchJournal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary ResearchJournal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research is a quarterly, peer reviewed, scientific journal, published by Wiley-Blackwell. It was originally established in 1963, then reestablished in 1994 by John Wiley & Sons . The Editor in Chief is Dr. Wilfried Westheide...
43(2): 139-148. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2005.00307.x.