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MOLLUSCA:
GASTROPODA: FAMILY: Ariolimax
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Ariolimax columbianus
Banana slug
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CONSTRUCTION
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Range: Moist habitats along the western coastal United
States and Canada.
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Diagnosis:
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Description:
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Natural History: The
banana slug, so named because of its color and large size, is a
terrestrial gastropod, the single respiratory pore on the right side of
the mantle.
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Reproduction:
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