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Philomycus venustus

Hubricht, 1953

Brown-spotted Mantleslug

G4Apparently Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.117925

Element CodeIMGAS64030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumMollusca

ClassGastropoda

OrderStylommatophora

FamilyPhilomycidae

GenusPhilomycus

Concept Reference

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.

Conservation Status

Review Date2002-10-08

Change Date2002-10-08

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

From Dourson (2013): An upland species (up to 1800 m on Roan Mountain in North Carolina) found on wooded hillsides and mountains; during the day it can be found hiding under the exfoliating bark of large rotting logs in advanced stages of decay; also found in crevices and cavities of beech trees.

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandForest - Hardwood

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
North Carolina	S4	Yes
Tennessee	S4	Yes
Virginia	S3	Yes
Kentucky	S3	Yes
West Virginia	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes

Roadless Areas (1)

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Raccoon Branch	Jefferson National Forest	4,388

References (5)

Dourson, D.C. 2010. Kentucky's land snails and their ecological communities. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, NC. 298 pp.
Dourson, D.C. 2013. Land snails of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and southern Appalachians. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, NC. 336 pp.
Dourson, D C. and West Virginia DNR. 2015. Land snails of West Virginia. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, North Carolina. 412 pp.
Felix, Z. I., M. A. Dubuc, and H. A. Rana. 2019. A tentative list of the land snails of Georgia, U.S.A. Georgia Journal of Science 77(2), Article 8. Available at: https://digitalcommons.gaacademy.org/gjs/vol77/iss2/8
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.