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(Linnaeus, 1758)

Black Arion Slug

G5Secure Found in 64 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.113681
Element CodeIMGAS56010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderStylommatophora
FamilyArionidae
GenusArion
Other Common Names
Black Arion (EN)
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
Occurrences Comments
In New York, Hotopp and Pearce (2007) report one record from a Westchester Co. swamp from the FMNH as an introduction.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSNANo
LabradorSNANo
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
MaineSNANo
New YorkSNANo
IdahoSNANo
OregonSNANo
WashingtonSNANo
MichiganSNANo
Roadless Areas (64)
Alaska (32)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
Green RocksTongass National Forest11,093
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North EtolinTongass National Forest40,993
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
SarkarTongass National Forest51,908
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Upper SitukTongass National Forest16,789
Yakutat ForelandsTongass National Forest323,648
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bmss Ra 1485Flathead National Forest334,275
Oregon (11)
AreaForestAcres
Bulldog RockWillamette National Forest559
Bulldog RockUmpqua National Forest6,056
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Shasta CostaSiskiyou National Forests14,420
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Umpqua SpitSiuslaw National Forest2,090
Washington (19)
AreaForestAcres
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Dixon MountainGifford Pinchot National Forest6,339
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Green MountainOlympic National Forest4,617
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Mt. ZionOlympic National Forest3,544
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
References (4)
  1. Dourson, D.C. 2010. Kentucky's land snails and their ecological communities. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, NC. 298 pp.
  2. Hendricks, P., and B.A. Maxell. 2005. USFS Northern Region 2005 land mollusk inventory: a progress report. Report submitted to the U.S. Forest Service Region 1. Agreement #05-CS-11015600-033. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, Montana. 52 pp.
  3. Hotopp, K. and T.A. Pearce. 2007. Land snails in New York: statewide distribution and talus site faunas. Final Report for contract #NYHER 041129 submitted to New York State Biodiversity Research Institute, New York State Museum, Albany, New York. 91 pp.
  4. 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.