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Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
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Published in
Linnaeus, C. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. (1758).
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Gastropoda
order
Stylommatophora
family
Limacidae
genus
Limax
species
Limax maximus

Name

Synonyms
Krynickillus mamelianus Bourguignat, 1869
Limacella parma Brard, 1815
Limax abrostolus Bourguignat, 1859
Limax altenai Grossu & Lupu, 1960
Limax bocagei da Silva e Castro, 1873
Limax cellarius Lessona & Pollonera, 1882
Limax cinereus O.F.Müller, 1774
Limax maculatus Nunneley, 1837
Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758
Limax pardalis R.T.Lowe, 1855
Limax sylvaticus Morelet, 1845
Limax vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855
Homonyms
Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758
Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
European giant gardenslug in English
European giant gardenslug in English
Große Egelschnecke in German
Großer Schnegel in German
Gråsnegl in Danish
Leopardsnegl in Danish
Pantersnegl in Danish
Plettet gråsnegl in Danish
Spotted leopard slug in English
Spotted leopard slug in English
Spotted leopard slug in English
Stor kældersnegl in Danish
Tigerschnegel in German
Tigerschnegel in German
giant garden slug in language.
giant garden slug in language.
giant gardenslug in English
giant gardenslug in English
giant gardenslug in English
great gray slug in language.
great grey slug in English
great grey slug in English
grote aardslak in Dutch
leopard slug in language.
leopard slug in English
leopard slug in English
spotted garden slug in English
spotted garden slug in English
spotted garden slug in language.
tiger slug in English
tiger slug in language.
tiger slug in English
Leopard Slug in English
Tijgerslak in Dutch
pantersnigel in Swedish
pantersnigel in Swedish
European giant gardenslug in English
Great Grey Slug in English
Grote aardslak in Dutch
Große Egelschnecke in German
Großer Schnegel in German
Tiger Slug in English
Tigerschnegel in German
giant gardenslug in English
great grey slug in English
leopard slug in English
spotted garden slug in English
tiger slug in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Barker, G. M. (1999). Naturalised terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Fauna of New Zealand 38: 1-254.</em>
  2. Bartsch, P. (1904). <i>Limax maximus</i> L. in California. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 18(1): 12.
  3. Binney, W.G. (1874). On the genitalia and lingual dentition of Pulmonata. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, 11: 20-46, plates 1-6.
  4. Cockerell, T. D. A. (1905). Massachusetts slugs. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 19(7): 84.
  5. Cockerell, T. D. A. (1911). <i>Limax maximus</i> on Nantucket Island. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 25(5): 60.
  6. Cockerell, T. D. A. (1915). Slugs in California. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 29(7): 83-84.
  7. Cook, A,Radford, DJ: The comparative ecology of four sympatric limacid slug species in Northern Ireland.
  8. Herbert, D. & Kilburn, D. (2004). Field guide to the land snails and slugs of eastern South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: Natal Museum. [v] + 336 pp.
  9. Herbert, D.G. (2010). The introduced terrestrial Mollusca of South Africa. SANBI Biodiversity Series, 15: vi + 108 pp. Pretoria. [SANBI = South African National Biodiversity Institute].
  10. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 336 Addition to the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology of the specific names of one hundred and twenty-two non-marine species of the phylum Mollusca.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 10(3), 77-108 (1955)
  11. Letelier & Ramos 2002, PNUD 2014, Araya 2015
  12. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
  13. McClory and Gotthardt (2008), https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/species/nonnative/invasive/pdfs/invasivespp_report.pdf
  14. NatureServe Explorer (2020bh), https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.119813/Limax_maximus
  15. Sherley (2000), http://issg.org/database/species/reference_files/SPREP.pdf
  16. Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
  17. Stearns, R. E. C. (1903). Mollusks ocurring in southern California. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 16(12): 133-134.
  18. Stearns, R. E. C. (1904). <i>Limax maximus</i> and other slugs in California. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 18(3): 34-36.
  19. Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. <em>Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft).</em> 312 pp., 142 plates. [June] [= Pensoft Series Faunistica No 87].
  20. Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt, et al., 1988: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16. vii + 277.
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