Dusky Arion
Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud, 1805)
Dusky Arion: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/11770
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Status

This European species has been introduced to the eastern U.S. and is found from Canada to the Carolinas.

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Arion subfuscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Arionidae
Genus: Arion
Species:
A. subfuscus
Binomial name
Arion subfuscus
(Draparnaud), 1805)

Arion subfuscus is a species of land slug. It forms a species complex with Arion fuscus.[1][2] It is native to Eurasia, and has been introduced to eastern North America.

References

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  1. ^ "Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud, 1805)". www.molluscabase.org. MolluscaBase. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. ^ Pinceel, J.; Jordaens, K.; Houtte, N. Van; Winter, A. J. De; Backeljau, T. (1 September 2004). "Molecular and morphological data reveal cryptic taxonomic diversity in the terrestrial slug complex Arion subfuscus/fuscus (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Arionidae) in continental north-west Europe". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 83 (1): 23–38. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00368.x. ISSN 1095-8312.