Limacus maculatus

Limacus maculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; informal group Pulmonata; clade Eupulmonata; clade Stylommatophora; informal group Sigmurethra; clade limacoid clade
Superfamily:	Limacoidea
Family:	Limacidae
Subfamily:	Limacinae
Genus:	Limax
Subgenus:	Limacus
Species:	L. maculatus
Binomial name
	Limacus maculatus; (Kaleniczenko, 1851)
Synonyms
	Limax ecarinatus; Limax pseudoflavus; Limax grossui;

Limacus maculatus, the green cellar slug or Irish yellow slug, is a species of slug native to the Caucasus and Black Sea coast.^[1] It has also been introduced to a number of northern European countries and Russia.^[2]

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References

^ Wiktor, A; Norris, A (1982). "The synonymy of Limax maculatus (Kaleniczenko 1851) with notes on its European distribution". Journal of Conchology. 31: 75–77.
^ Rowson, B (2014). Slugs of Britain & Ireland : identification, understanding and control. Telford Cardiff: FSC Publications National Museum of Wales. ISBN 978-1-908819-13-0. OCLC 889104870.

[Wiktor-1] Wiktor, A; Norris, A (1982). "The synonymy of Limax maculatus (Kaleniczenko 1851) with notes on its European distribution". Journal of Conchology. 31: 75–77.

[Rowson-2] Rowson, B (2014). Slugs of Britain & Ireland : identification, understanding and control. Telford Cardiff: FSC Publications National Museum of Wales. ISBN 978-1-908819-13-0. OCLC 889104870.

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