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Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Draparnaud, J.P.R. 1801. ? .

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Gastropoda
order
Stylommatophora
family
Milacidae
genus
Milax
species
Milax gagates

Name

Synonyms
Amalia antipodarum (Gray, 1855)
Amalia antipodarum var. pallida Cockerell, 1891
Amalia babori Collinge, 1897
Amalia benoiti Lessona & Pollonera, 1882
Amalia canaria Torres Minguez, 1928
Amalia gagates (Draparnaud, 1801)
Amalia gagates var. bedriagae Lessona & Pollonera, 1882
Amalia gagates var. plumbea Cockerell, 1891
Amalia maderensis T.Cockerell, 1891
Amalia parryi Collinge, 1895
Amalia santosi Torres Minguez, 1928
Limax carenata D'Orbigny, 1839
Limax fuliginosus A.Gould, 1852
Limax gagates Draparnaud, 1801
Limax hewstoni J.G.Cooper, 1872
Limax maurus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Limax pectinatus Selenka, 1865
Limax polyptyelus Bourguignat, 1859
Milax antipodarum L.Pfeiffer & J.E.Gray, 1855
Milax atratus Mabille, 1868
Homonyms
Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801)
Common names
Dunkle Kielnacktschnecke in German
Dunkle Kielnacktschnecke in German
Dunkler Kielschnegel in German
Dunkler Kielschnegel in German
Dunkler Kielschnegel in German
Greenhouse slug in English
Greenhouse slug in English
Greenhouse slug in English
Jet greenhouse slug in language.
Pseudolimace jayet in French
Pseudolimace jayet in French
Smooth Jet Slug in English
Smooth Jet Slug in English
Zwarte kielnaaktslak in Dutch
greenhouse slug in English
greenhouse slug in English
greenhouse slug in English
jet greenhouse slug in language.
jet slug in English
jet slug in English
keeled slug in English
keeled slug in English
lesma mediterrânea in Portuguese
mörk sydsnigel in Swedish
mørksørsnegl in Norwegian Bokmål
mørksørsnigel in Nynorsk, Norwegian
purjeharjaetana in Finnish
purjeharjaetana in Finnish
small black slug in English
small black slug in English
zwarte kielnaaktslak in Dutch
Smooth Jet Slug in English
Zwarte kielnaaktslak in Dutch
mörk sydsnigel in Swedish
mørksørsnegl in Norwegian Bokmål
mørksørsnigel in Nynorsk, Norwegian
Dunkle Kielnacktschnecke in German
Dunkler Kielschnegel in German
greenhouse slug in English
jet slug in English
keeled slug in English
small black slug in English

Bibliographic References

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  3. Boyko & Cordeiro 2001, PNUD 2014, Araya 2015
  4. Cockerell, T. D. A. (1908). <i>Milax gagates</i> and <i>Vitrea cellaria</i> in Colorado. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 21(11): 131-132.
  5. Collinge, W.E. (1910). The slugs of Natal. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum 2(2): 159–174.</em>
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  9. Haas, F. (1951). Remarks on and descriptions of South American non-marine shells. <em>Fieldiana: Zoology.</em> 31(46): 503-545.
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  14. Kerney, M. P., Cameron, R. A. D. & Jungbluth, J.-H. (1983). Die Landschnecken Nord- und Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungsbuch für Biologen und Naturfreunde. <em>Verlag Paul Parey.</em> 384 pp., 24 plates. [Summer or later]. Hamburg / Berlin (Paul Parey).
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  16. Naturalis (2005-2016) Nederlands Soortenregister, version 2.0. http://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl (accessed 2016). http://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl
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  18. Nevill, G. (1880). On the land-shells, extinct and living, of the neighbourhood of Menton (Alpes Maritimes); with descriptions of a new genus and of several new species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1880: 94-142, Pls. 13, 14.
  19. Ramdini, R., Liberto, F. Sadouk, G., Gregorini, A. & Colomba, M. (2026). Contributions to the knowledge of slugs and semi-slugs (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Stylommatophora) from Algeria. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1270: 307–348. [27 February]. 10.3897/zookeys.1270.156458
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