Limax doriae
| Doria's slug | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra clade limacoid clade |
| Superfamily: | Limacoidea |
| Family: | Limacidae |
| Subfamily: | Limacinae |
| Genus: | Limax |
| Species: | L. doriae |
| Binomial name | |
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Limax doriae Bourguignat 1861 |
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Limax doriae, common name Doria's slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae, the keelback slugs.
Jules René Bourguignat (1829 - 1892) named this species in honor of the Marquis Giacomo Doria, an Italian naturalist, herpetologist, and politician.
Limax doriae reaches a length of about 36 centimetres (14 in).
This species is endemic to the French Alpes-Maritimes and to a few northern Italian regions: (Piedmont, Liguria and Tuscany).
This species prefers humid and shady areas, and is found resting under stones.
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