Ariolimax columbianus (Gould in A. Binney, 1851) Banana Slug

Ariolimax columbianus (Gould in A. Binney, 1851) Banana Slug

Ariolimax columbianus (Gould in A. Binney, 1851) Banana Slug

    Coastal Range conifer forest 1 mi. E. Heceta Lighthouse, Lane Co., Oregon, 10/20/2006. Type of genus Ariolimax Mørch, 1860. This species was described from material collected in Pacific Northwest by the United States Exploring Expedition in 1841.

Ariolimax columbianus (Gould, 1851) Banana Slug
    Above is part of plate 66 from Binney, A. [ed. A. A. Gould], 1857. The terrestrial air-breathing mollusks of the United States and the adjacent territories of North America. vol. 3. Little Brown, Boston. pp. 6-40 + 84 pls. [1-74 +10 bis; recto: majority hand-colored; verso: uncolored duplicates of recto, except pl. 71 verso only; total 167; several artists and engravers].

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