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Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
875546 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:875546)
accepted
Species
Arion (Arion) ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · alternative representation
Arion ater var. albida Roebuck, 1883 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Arion ater var. albolateralis Roebuck, 1883 · unaccepted (suspected synonym)
Arion ater var. empiricorum A. Férussac, 1819 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Arion empiricorum A. Férussac, 1819 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Arion sulcatus Morelet, 1845 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limax ater Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original name)
- Subspecies Arion ater ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Arion ater ruber (Garsault, 1764)
- Subspecies Arion ater rufus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Variety Arion ater var. albida Roebuck, 1883 accepted as Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
- Variety Arion ater var. albolateralis Roebuck, 1883 accepted as Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758) (suspected synonym)
- Variety Arion ater var. empiricorum A. Férussac, 1819 accepted as Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
(of Limax ater Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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(of Limax ater Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 652 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Arion empiricorum A. Férussac, 1819) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de. (1819-1832). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles tant des espèces que l'on trouve aujourd'hui vivantes, que des dépouilles fossiles de celles qui n'existent plus; classés d'après les caractères essentiels que présentent ces animaux et leurs coquilles. <em>J.-B. Bailliere, Paris.</em> Tome deuxième, première partie. Livraison 1: [3 pp. = dedication], i-xvi (= Préface) (6-III-1819); livr. 2: 1-16 (5-VI-1819); livr. 3: 17-56 (10-VII-1819); livr. 4: 57-72 (18-IX-1819); livr. 5: 73-96 (4-XII-1819); livr. 7: 97-128 (17-VI-1820); livr. 9: xvi pp. (= Explication des planches du premier volume) (6-IV-1821); livr. 17: v pp. (= Explication des planches supplémentaires et de celles qui ne font pas partie du premier volume) (2-XI-1822); livr. 19/21: 96a-z, 96α-λ (27-IX-1823); livr. 22/27: iv pp. (= Explication des planches des livraisons XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI et XXVII) (4-VIII-1832). – Paris (J.-B. Baillière). Note: continued by G.-P. Deshayes (1839-1851). Explication des planches not included in BHL copy., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52469779, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52543927 [details]
original description (of Arion ater var. albolateralis Roebuck, 1883) Roebuck, W. D. (1883). The British slug list. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 4: 38-43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31571461
page(s): 39 [details]
original description (of Arion ater var. albida Roebuck, 1883) Roebuck, W. D. (1883). The British slug list. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 4: 38-43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31571461
page(s): 40 [details]
original description (of Arion sulcatus Morelet, 1845) Morelet, A. (1845). <i>Description des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles du Portugal</i>. Baillière, Paris. i-vii + 1-115 [+ 1]., 14 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12988736
page(s): 28, pl. 1 [details]
context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]
additional source Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. <em>Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft).</em> 312 pp., 142 plates. [June] [= Pensoft Series Faunistica No 87].
page(s): 161 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rehder, H. A. (1947). <i>Arion ater</i> (L.) in Oregon. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 61(2): 70., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284770 [details]
additional source Post, R. L. (1959). North Dakota record for <i>Arion ater</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 72(3): 104-105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8521149 [details]
additional source Chace, E. P. (1959). Another record for <i>Arion ater</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 73(1): 36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515686 [details]
additional source Getz, L. L. & Wakefield, R. H. (1963). <i>Arion</i> in New England. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 77(1): 14-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520313 [details]
additional source Chevallier, H. (1981). Taxonomie des "Limaces rouges" (genre Arion, sous-genre Arion s., Mollusca, Pulmonata). <em>Haliotis.</em> 11:87-99., available online at https://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/digitalCollections/viewerpopup.aspx?seid=MNHN_HALIO_1981_T011_N000
page(s): 92 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 652 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Arion empiricorum A. Férussac, 1819) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de. (1819-1832). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles tant des espèces que l'on trouve aujourd'hui vivantes, que des dépouilles fossiles de celles qui n'existent plus; classés d'après les caractères essentiels que présentent ces animaux et leurs coquilles. <em>J.-B. Bailliere, Paris.</em> Tome deuxième, première partie. Livraison 1: [3 pp. = dedication], i-xvi (= Préface) (6-III-1819); livr. 2: 1-16 (5-VI-1819); livr. 3: 17-56 (10-VII-1819); livr. 4: 57-72 (18-IX-1819); livr. 5: 73-96 (4-XII-1819); livr. 7: 97-128 (17-VI-1820); livr. 9: xvi pp. (= Explication des planches du premier volume) (6-IV-1821); livr. 17: v pp. (= Explication des planches supplémentaires et de celles qui ne font pas partie du premier volume) (2-XI-1822); livr. 19/21: 96a-z, 96α-λ (27-IX-1823); livr. 22/27: iv pp. (= Explication des planches des livraisons XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI et XXVII) (4-VIII-1832). – Paris (J.-B. Baillière). Note: continued by G.-P. Deshayes (1839-1851). Explication des planches not included in BHL copy., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52469779, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52543927 [details]
original description (of Arion ater var. albolateralis Roebuck, 1883) Roebuck, W. D. (1883). The British slug list. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 4: 38-43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31571461
page(s): 39 [details]
original description (of Arion ater var. albida Roebuck, 1883) Roebuck, W. D. (1883). The British slug list. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 4: 38-43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31571461
page(s): 40 [details]
original description (of Arion sulcatus Morelet, 1845) Morelet, A. (1845). <i>Description des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles du Portugal</i>. Baillière, Paris. i-vii + 1-115 [+ 1]., 14 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12988736
page(s): 28, pl. 1 [details]
context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]
additional source Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. <em>Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft).</em> 312 pp., 142 plates. [June] [= Pensoft Series Faunistica No 87].
page(s): 161 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Rehder, H. A. (1947). <i>Arion ater</i> (L.) in Oregon. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 61(2): 70., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284770 [details]
additional source Post, R. L. (1959). North Dakota record for <i>Arion ater</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 72(3): 104-105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8521149 [details]
additional source Chace, E. P. (1959). Another record for <i>Arion ater</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 73(1): 36., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515686 [details]
additional source Getz, L. L. & Wakefield, R. H. (1963). <i>Arion</i> in New England. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 77(1): 14-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520313 [details]
additional source Chevallier, H. (1981). Taxonomie des "Limaces rouges" (genre Arion, sous-genre Arion s., Mollusca, Pulmonata). <em>Haliotis.</em> 11:87-99., available online at https://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/digitalCollections/viewerpopup.aspx?seid=MNHN_HALIO_1981_T011_N000
page(s): 92 [details] Available for editors
[request]
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