Limax dacampi

Limax dacampi (by other authors Limax dacampoi) is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae, the keelback slugs.

Limax dacampi
A live Limax cf. dacampi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Limacidae
Genus:	Limax
Species:	L. dacampi
Binomial name
Limax dacampi Menegazzi, 1854

Etymology

Luigi Menegazzi named this species in honor of the malacologist Benedetto Da Campo.

Taxonomy

For the time being, this is a problematic taxon; it may be a complex of closely related species. Limax dacampi is definitely not a synonym of Limax cinereoniger or Limax maximus; it is a separate species. This species was recently again found at the type locality near Garda (VR) (Lake Garda, Italy) and the copulatory behavior has been documented. The copulation of Limax dacampi is broadly similar to that of Limax maximus, but shows its own distinctive characteristics.

Description

A live individual of Limax cf. dacampi

Limax dacampi reaches a length of about 20 centimetres (7.9 in). The body is reddish with two dark bands along the sides or dark spots on the back, excluding the mantle. The head and tentacles are grayish. The sole is light-colored.

Distribution

This species is known to occur in the northern Italian mainland and in southern Switzerland.

Habitat

The species is found in a variety of habitats. It prefers moist and shady forests and bushland.

Subspecies and varieties

The species has been divided into several subspecies and numerous varieties. Some of these subspecies and varieties may be distinct species (or subspecies) within the species complex Limax dacampi.

A dorsal view of a live Limax cf. dacampi

• Limax dacampi menegazzii Lessona & Pollonera
  • Limax dacampi menegazzii var. amaliaeBettoni
  • Limax dacampi menegazzii var. punctatus Lessona
• Limax dacampi renieri Lessona & Pollonera
  • Limax dacampi renieri var. atratus Bettoni
  • Limax dacampi renieri var. elegans Bettoni
  • Limax dacampi renieri var.sordellii Bettoni
  • Limax dacampi renieri var. nigricans Lessona
  • Limax dacampi renieri var. sulphureus Lessona
  • Limax dacampi renieri var. calderinii Lessona
• Limax dacampi dacampi Menegazzi
  • Limax dacampi dacampi var. typus Bettoni
  • Limax dacampi dacampi var. trilineolatus Bettoni
  • Limax dacampi dacampi var. monolineatus Bettoni
  • Limax dacampi dacampi var. pinii Lessona & Pollonera
  • Limax dacampi dacampi var. fuscus Bettoni
  • Limax dacampi dacampi var. taccanii Pini
  • Limax dacampi dacampi var. gualterii Pini
  • Limax dacampi dacampi var. maculatus Lessona
  • Limax dacampi dacampi var. pallescens Lessona
  • Limax dacampi dacampi var. rufescens Lessona
  • Limax dacampi dacampi var. monocromus Lessona & Pollonera
  • Limax dacampi dacampi var. villae Pini
  • Limax dacampi dacampi var. turatii Pini

Bibliography

• This article has been expanded using, inter alia, material based on a translation of an article from the Deutsch Wikipedia, by the same name.
• Betta, Edoardo de 1870: I molluschi terrestri e fluviatili della provincia Veronese. A complemento della malacologia di L. Menegazzi. S.1-167, Verona, Vicentini & Franchini. Online Göttinger Digitalisierungszentrum (S.23)
• Bettoni, Eugenio 1871: Sul Limax Da-Campi, note malacologiche. Bullettino Malacologico Italiano, 3(5): 161-166, Taf. 3,4, Pisa. Online Biodiversity Heritage Library
• Bourguignat, Jules René 1861: Note sur divers limaciens nouveaux ou peu connus. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée, (2) 13: 251-263, Paris [Online Biodiversity Heritage Library] (S.257/8).
• Bourguignat, Jules René 1862. Les spiciléges malacologiques. S.I-VII, S.1-287, Taf.1-15, Paris, Baillière. Online Google Books (S.25)
• Lessona, Mario & Carlo Pollonera 1882: Monografia dei limacidi italiani. S.1-82, Taf.1-3. Turin, Loescher. Online Biodiversity Heritage Library
• Menegazzi, Luigi 1855: Malacologia veronese. Rapporto letto nella tornata del 14 settembre 1854. Memorie dell' Accademia d' Agricoltura Commercio ed Arti di Verona, 32: I-XIII, S.1-334, Taf. I-II, Verona, 1855 Online GDZ
• Manganelli, G., Bodon, M., Favilli, L. & Giusti, F. 1995. Fascicolo 16. Gastropoda Pulmonata. In: Minelli A., Ruffo, S. & La Posta, S.: Checklist delle specie della fauna italiana. S. 1-60, Bologna, Ed. Calderini. ISBN 88-7019-966-5

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• Biolib
• Animalbase
• Molluschi continentali italiani
• Molluscs of Central Europe
• Clemens M. Brandstetter Gallery of Limax