Rathouisia leonina

Rathouisia leonina
Drawing of Rathouisia leonina
(dorsal aspect) by Charles Rathouis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata

clade Systellommatophora
Superfamily:
Veronicelloidea
Family:
Rathouisiidae
Genus:
Rathouisia
Species:
R. leonina
Binomial name
Rathouisia leonina
Heude, 1882[1]
Synonyms[2]

Vaginulus sinensis Heude, 1882

Rathouisia leonina is a species of carnivorous air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Rathouisiidae. This species is endemic to China.

This slug is carnivorous and actively preys on snails. It is usually grayish brown to dark gray in color with scattered black spots on the upper surface of the body. The bottom surface of the foot is a light reddish brown. These slugs inhabit environments with high humidity and shade, such as foothills and city gardens, although they are rarely seen.

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