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Spanish Slug

Arion vulgaris

27,147 observations in the source records

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26 photos

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 984, February 727, March 1,138, April 1,791, May 2,582, June 2,816, July 3,013, August 2,591, September 1,903, October 1,420, November 776, December 607.
United States20,348
Alaska20,348
Ukraine1,276
Russia668
Germany653
Kyiv572
Finland465
Uusimaa346
Moscow341
Austria290

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderCommon Land Snails and Slugs · Stylommatophora
FamilyRoundback Slugs · Arionidae
GenusArion Slugs · Arion

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