MolluscaBase taxon details
Philomycus bisdosus B. A. Branson, 1968
1351541 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1351541)
accepted
Species
Branson, B. A. (1968). Two new slugs (Pulmonata: Philomycidae: <i>Philomycus</i>) from Kentucky and Virginia. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 81(4): 127-133, figs. 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8528152
page(s): 127-130, fig. 1, upper [details]
page(s): 127-130, fig. 1, upper [details]
Type locality contained in Virginia
, Note the Breaks Interstate Park, Buchanan County
type locality contained in Virginia (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality the Breaks Interstate Park, Buchanan County [details]
Etymology The name is from French, bis, brown; dos, back
Etymology The name is from French, bis, brown; dos, back [details]
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original description
Branson, B. A. (1968). Two new slugs (Pulmonata: Philomycidae: <i>Philomycus</i>) from Kentucky and Virginia. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 81(4): 127-133, figs. 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8528152
page(s): 127-130, fig. 1, upper [details]
basis of record InvertEBase. (2018). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase (InvertEBase.org) project. [details]
additional source Branson, B. A. (1968). Genital differences in <i>Philomycus virginicus</i> Hubricht and <i>P. bisdosus</i> Branson. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 82(2): 74., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517123 [details]
additional source Fairbanks, H. L. (1989). The reproductive anatomy and taxonomic status of <i>Philomycus venustus</i> Hubricht, 1953 and <i>Philomycus bisdosus</i> Branson, 1968 (Pulmoata: Philomycidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 103(1): 20-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8278014 [details]
page(s): 127-130, fig. 1, upper [details]
basis of record InvertEBase. (2018). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase (InvertEBase.org) project. [details]
additional source Branson, B. A. (1968). Genital differences in <i>Philomycus virginicus</i> Hubricht and <i>P. bisdosus</i> Branson. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 82(2): 74., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517123 [details]
additional source Fairbanks, H. L. (1989). The reproductive anatomy and taxonomic status of <i>Philomycus venustus</i> Hubricht, 1953 and <i>Philomycus bisdosus</i> Branson, 1968 (Pulmoata: Philomycidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 103(1): 20-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8278014 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
