Limax doriae, common name Doria's slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae, the keelback slugs.
Etymology Jules René Bourguignat (1829 - 1892) named this species in honor of the Marquis Giacomo Doria, an Italian naturalist, herpetologist, and politician.
Subspecies Limax doriae simplex Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria, Toscana); Limax doriae lineatus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria, Toscana); Limax doriae rubronotatus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria, Toscana); Limax doriae fuscus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria); Limax doriae brunneus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria); Limax doriae lineatus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria); Limax doriae sanguineus Lessona & Pollonera 1882 (Piemonte, Liguria). Alzona, C. 1971: Malacofauna Italica. Catalogo e bibliografia dei molluschi viventi, terrestri e d'acqua dolce. - Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat., Mus. Civ. St. Nat., Milano, 111: 1-433.: Piemonte, Liguria, Toscana.
Description Limax doriae reaches a length of about .Bourguignat, J. R. 1861. - Note sur divers limaciens nouveaux ou peu connus. - Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2) 13: 256, Pl. 8, 16. Paris.
Distribution This species is endemic to the French Alpes-Maritimes and to a few northern Italian regions: (Piedmont, Liguria and Tuscany).Animal Base
Habitat This species prefers humid and shady areas, and is found resting under stones.
Bibliography Sordelli, F. 1871. Anatomia del Limax Doriae, Bourg., nei suoi rapporti con altre specie congeneri. - Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali 13 (3) 1870 : 242-253, Tav. 3. Milano. Lessona, Mario & Carlo Pollonera 1882: Monografia dei limacidi italiani. S.1-82, Taf.1-3. Turin, Loescher. Welter-Schultes, F. (2012): European non-marine molluscs, a guide for species identification. 760 pp.
References
External links Clemens M. Brandstetter Gallery of Limax Natura Mediterraneo WMSDB