MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Ariolimax steindachneri Babor, 1900) Babor, J. F. (1900). Mittheilungen über Nacktschnecken in der Sammlung des k. k. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. I. Ueber eine neue Arionidenform aus Nordamerika (Ariolimax steindachneri n. sp.). <em>Annalen des k.k. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums Wien.</em> 15: 95-100., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5740825
page(s): 95 [details]
original description
(of Limax columbianus A. Gould, 1851) Gould, A.A. (1851). The terrestrial air-breathing mollusks of the United States, and the adjacent territories of North America. Vol. 2. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 1-366.
page(s): 43, pl. 66, fig. 1 [details]
original description
(of Ariolimax columbianus var. maculatus W. G. Binney, 1890) Binney, W. G. (1890). A third supplement to the fifth volume of the terrestrial air-breathing mollusks of the United States and adjacent territories. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 19(4): 183-226, plates 1-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4288301
page(s): 211, pl. 6, fig. A [details]
original description
(of Ariolimax columbianus f. maculatus T. D. A. Cockerell, 1891) Cockerell, T. D. A. (1891). The slugs of British Columbia. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 5(3): 30-32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42788821
page(s): 31 [details]
original description
(of Ariolimax columbianus f. niger T. D. A. Cockerell, 1891) Cockerell, T. D. A. (1891). The slugs of British Columbia. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 5(3): 30-32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42788821
page(s): 32 [details]
original description
(of Ariolimax columbianus f. typicus T. D. A. Cockerell, 1891) Cockerell, T. D. A. (1891). The slugs of British Columbia. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 5(3): 30-32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42788821
page(s): 31 [details]
basis of record
Roth, B. & Sadeghian, P. S. (2006). Checklist of the land snails and slugs of California. Ed. 2. <em>Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Contributions in Science.</em> 3: 1-82. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Ingram, W. M. & Hand, C. (1949). Feeding of <i>Ariolimax columbianus</i> (Gould) on the California bay fruit. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 62(4): 131-135, text-figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519678 [details]
additional source
Dall, W. H. (1913). Feeding habits of <i>Ariolimax</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 26(9): 108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738317 [details]
additional source
Allen, J. A. (1916). Edibility of <i>Polygyra</i> and <i>Ariolimax</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 29(12): 143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1815918 [details]
additional source
Ingram, W. M. & Adolph, H. M. (1943). Habitat observations of <i>Ariolimax columbianus</i> Gould. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 56(3): 96-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520205 [details]
additional source
Ingram, W. M. (1945). Longevity of the giant west coast slug, <i>Ariolimax columbianus</i> (Gould). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 58(3): 107., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8517340 [details]
additional source
Ingram, W. M. & Peterson, A. (1947). Food of the giant western slug, <i>Ariolimax columbianus</i> (Gould). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 61(2): 49-51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284749 [details]