| Banana slug | |
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| Two banana slugs preparing to mate | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Arionoidea |
| Family: | Ariolimacidae |
| Subfamily: | Ariolimacinae |
| Genus: | Ariolimax Mörch, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Ariolimax columbianus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aphallarion Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1896 | |
Banana slugs (Ariolimax) are a genus of air-breathing, terrestrial gastropod slugs in the family Ariolimacidae.[1] Their often yellow color and elongated shape can resemble a banana, thus giving rise to their common name.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ariolimax Mörch, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995725 on 2021-08-25