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Carolina mantleslug
PhCarolinianus1.jpg
Drawing of Philomycus carolinianus from W. G. Binney, 1878
Conservation status
NE
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Arionoidea
Family:
Philomycidae
Genus:
Philomycus
Species:
P. carolinianus
Binomial name
Philomycus carolinianus
(Bosc, 1802)

Philomycus carolinianus, common name the Carolina mantleslug, is a species of land slug, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Philomycidae.

Anatomy

These slugs create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior. The dart of Philomycus carolinianus is thick and curved.

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