Limacus maculatus (Kaleniczenko, 1851)
(Irish Yellow Slug, Green Cellar Slug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLimacus maculatus (Irish Yellow Slug, Green Cellar Slug)
GenusLimacus (a genus of molluscs)
FamilyLIMACIDAE (keelback slugs)
OrderPULMONATA (slugs and snails)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Limacus maculatus (Irish Yellow Slug, Green Cellar Slug) :
1: Limacus maculatus (Irish Yellow Slug, Green Cellar Slug)
10 Nov 2021 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
inside carved pumpkin
Image 1: Green Cellar Slug inside carved pumpkinImage 2: Green Cellar Slug inside carved pumpkin (2)Image 3: Green Cellar Slug inside carved pumpkin (3)
2: Limacus maculatus (Irish Yellow Slug, Green Cellar Slug)
8 Aug 2015 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Large colony, inside plastic compost bin
Image 1: Colony - close-upImage 2: Large colony inside plastic compost bin

Limacus maculatus (Irish Yellow Slug, Green Cellar Slug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Limacus maculatus (Irish Yellow Slug, Green Cellar Slug)
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