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Arion A. Férussac, 1819

818149  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:818149)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Helicina (Suborder)
  11. Arionoidei (Infraorder)
  12. Arionoidea (Superfamily)
  13. Arionidae (Family)
  14. Arion (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Arion empiricorum A. Férussac, 1819 accepted as Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)
Arion (Arion) A. Férussac, 1819 · alternative representation
Arion (Carinarion) P. Hesse, 1926 · alternative representation
Arion (Carinella) Mabille, 1870 · unaccepted (invalid; preoccupied)
Arion (Kobeltia) Seibert, 1873 · alternative representation
Arion (Lochea) Moquin-Tandon, 1855 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Arion (Mesarion) P. Hesse, 1926 · alternative representation
Arion (Microarion) P. Hesse, 1926 · alternative representation
Carinella Mabille, 1870 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of...)  
Invalid: junior homonym of Carinella Johnston, 1833 [Nemertea] and Carinella G.B. Sowerby II, 1839
Macroarion P. Hesse, 1926 · unaccepted > unavailable name

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  1. Species Arion amygdaliformis Castillejo, Baselga, Lorenzo-Carballa, Iglesias & Gomez-Rodriguez, 2024
  2. Species Arion anthracius Bourguignat, 1866
  3. Species Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
  4. Species Arion atripunctatus Dumont & Mortillet, 1853
  5. Species Arion baeticus Garrido, Castillejo & Iglesias, 1994
  6. Species Arion circumscriptus G. Johnston, 1828
  7. Species Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868
  8. Species Arion euthymeanus Florence, 1886
  9. Species Arion fagophilus de Winter, 1986
  10. Species Arion fasciatus (Nilsson, 1823)
  11. Species Arion flagellus Collinge, 1893
  12. Species Arion fuligineus Morelet, 1845
  13. Species Arion fuscus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  14. Species Arion gilvus Torres Mínguez, 1925
  15. Species Arion hispanicus Simroth, 1886
  16. Species Arion hortensis A. Férussac, 1819
  17. Species Arion intermedius Normand, 1852
  18. Species Arion iratii Garrido, Castillejo & Iglesias, 1995
  19. Species Arion lizarrustii Garrido, Castillejo & Iglesias, 1995
  20. Species Arion luisae Borrèda & Martínez-Ortí, 2014
  21. Species Arion lusitanicus Mabille, 1868
  22. Species Arion magnus Torres Mínguez, 1923
  23. Species Arion molinae Garrido, Castillejo & Iglesias, 1995
  24. Species Arion nobrei Pollonera, 1889
  25. Species Arion obesoductus P. L. Reischütz, 1973
  26. Species Arion occultus R. Anderson, 2004
  27. Species Arion owenii S. M. Davies, 1979
  28. Species Arion paularensis Wiktor & Parejo, 1989
  29. Species Arion ponsi Quintana, 2007
  30. Species Arion sibiricus Simroth, 1902
  31. Species Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud, 1805)
  32. Species Arion timidus Morelet, 1845
  33. Species Arion torquiformis Castillejo, Baselga, Lorenzo-Carballa, Iglesias & Gomez-Rodriguez, 2024
  34. Species Arion transsylvanus Simroth, 1885
  35. Species Arion urbiae de Winter, 1986
  36. Species Arion vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855
  37. Species Arion wiktori Parejo & R. Martín, 1990
  38. Subgenus Arion (Carinella) Mabille, 1870 accepted as Arion (Carinarion) P. Hesse, 1926 represented as Arion A. Férussac, 1819 (invalid; preoccupied)
    1. Species Arion (Carinella) subcarinatus Pollonera, 1885 (uncertain > unassessed)
  39. Subgenus Arion (Letourneuxia) Bourguignat, 1866 accepted as Letourneuxia Bourguignat, 1866
    1. Species Arion (Letourneuxia) indifferens O. Boettger, 1884 † accepted as Geomalacus indifferens (O. Boettger, 1884) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  40. Subgenus Arion (Lochea) Moquin-Tandon, 1855 accepted as Arion A. Férussac, 1819 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Arion (Lochea) stabilei Pollonera, 1885 (uncertain > unassessed)
  41. Subgenus Arion (Prolepis) Moquin-Tandon, 1855 accepted as Arion (Mesarion) P. Hesse, 1926 represented as Arion A. Férussac, 1819
  42. Species Arion alpinus Pollonera, 1887 accepted as Arion intermedius Normand, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  43. Species Arion andersonii J. G. Cooper, 1872 accepted as Prophysaon andersonii (J. G. Cooper, 1872) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  44. Species Arion anguloi Martín & Gómez, 1988 accepted as Arion urbiae de Winter, 1986 (a suggested synonym)
  45. Species Arion aterrimus L. Pfeiffer & J. E. Gray, 1855 accepted as Oopelta aterrima (L. Pfeiffer & J. E. Gray, 1855) (original combination)
  46. Species Arion austeniana G. Nevill, 1880 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  47. Species Arion coerulens Collinge, 1897 accepted as Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868
  48. Species Arion cottianus Pollonera, 1889 accepted as Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868
  49. Species Arion elongatus Collinge, 1894 accepted as Arion hortensis A. Férussac, 1819
  50. Species Arion empiricorum A. Férussac, 1819 accepted as Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  51. Species Arion foliolatus A. Gould, 1851 accepted as Prophysaon foliolatum (A. Gould, 1851) (original combination)
  52. Species Arion hessei Simroth, 1894 accepted as Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868
  53. Species Arion hochheimensis Wenz, 1911 † (apparently no gastropods but calcareous excretions of Lumbricidae)
  54. Species Arion kinkelini Wenz, 1911 † (apparently no gastropods but calcareous excretions of Lumbricidae)
  55. Species Arion minimus Simroth, 1885 accepted as Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868
  56. Species Arion mollerii Pollonera, 1889 accepted as Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868
  57. Species Arion rubellus Sterki, 1911 accepted as Arion hortensis A. Férussac, 1819 (junior synonym)
  58. Species Arion rufus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Arion ater rufus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  59. Species Arion silvaticus Lohmander, 1937 accepted as Arion circumscriptus silvaticus Lohmander, 1937 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  60. Species Arion sulcatus Morelet, 1845 accepted as Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  61. Species Arion vejdovskyi Babor & Koštál, 1893 accepted as Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868
  62. Species Arion vejdowskyi Babor & Koštál, 1893 accepted as Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868
  63. Species Arion verrucosus Brevière, 1881 accepted as Arion intermedius Normand, 1852
  64. Subgenus Arion (Arion) A. Férussac, 1819 represented as Arion A. Férussac, 1819
    1. Species Arion (Arion) rufus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Arion ater rufus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    2. Species Arion (Arion) ater (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
    3. Species Arion (Arion) flagellus Collinge, 1893 represented as Arion flagellus Collinge, 1893
    4. Species Arion (Arion) fuligineus Morelet, 1845 represented as Arion fuligineus Morelet, 1845
    5. Species Arion (Arion) lusitanicus Mabille, 1868 represented as Arion lusitanicus Mabille, 1868
    6. Species Arion (Arion) magnus Torres Mínguez, 1923 represented as Arion magnus Torres Mínguez, 1923
    7. Species Arion (Arion) vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855 represented as Arion vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855
    8. Species Arion (Arion) franciscoloi Boato, Bodon & Fo. Giusti, 1983 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, subgeneric affiliation unclear)
  65. Subgenus Arion (Carinarion) P. Hesse, 1926 represented as Arion A. Férussac, 1819
    1. Species Arion (Carinarion) silvaticus Lohmander, 1937 accepted as Arion circumscriptus silvaticus Lohmander, 1937 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    2. Species Arion (Carinarion) circumscriptus G. Johnston, 1828 represented as Arion circumscriptus G. Johnston, 1828
    3. Species Arion (Carinarion) fasciatus (Nilsson, 1823) represented as Arion fasciatus (Nilsson, 1823)
  66. Subgenus Arion (Kobeltia) Seibert, 1873 represented as Arion A. Férussac, 1819
    1. Species Arion (Kobeltia) alpinus Pollonera, 1887 accepted as Arion (Kobeltia) intermedius Normand, 1852 represented as Arion intermedius Normand, 1852
    2. Species Arion (Kobeltia) paularensis Wiktor & Parejo, 1989 accepted as Arion paularensis Wiktor & Parejo, 1989 (incorrect subgeneric placement)
    3. Species Arion (Kobeltia) vejdowskyi Babor & Koštál, 1893 accepted as Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868
    4. Species Arion (Kobeltia) anthracius Bourguignat, 1866 represented as Arion anthracius Bourguignat, 1866
    5. Species Arion (Kobeltia) distinctus Mabille, 1868 represented as Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868
    6. Species Arion (Kobeltia) fagophilus de Winter, 1986 represented as Arion fagophilus de Winter, 1986
    7. Species Arion (Kobeltia) hortensis A. Férussac, 1819 represented as Arion hortensis A. Férussac, 1819
    8. Species Arion (Kobeltia) intermedius Normand, 1852 represented as Arion intermedius Normand, 1852
    9. Species Arion (Kobeltia) luisae Borrèda & Martínez-Ortí, 2014 represented as Arion luisae Borrèda & Martínez-Ortí, 2014
    10. Species Arion (Kobeltia) obesoductus P. L. Reischütz, 1973 represented as Arion obesoductus P. L. Reischütz, 1973
    11. Species Arion (Kobeltia) occultus R. Anderson, 2004 represented as Arion occultus R. Anderson, 2004
    12. Species Arion (Kobeltia) owenii S. M. Davies, 1979 represented as Arion owenii S. M. Davies, 1979
    13. Species Arion (Kobeltia) timidus Morelet, 1845 represented as Arion timidus Morelet, 1845
    14. Species Arion (Kobeltia) wiktori Parejo & R. Martín, 1990 represented as Arion wiktori Parejo & R. Martín, 1990
  67. Subgenus Arion (Mesarion) P. Hesse, 1926 represented as Arion A. Férussac, 1819
    1. Species Arion (Mesarion) atripunctatus Dumont & Mortillet, 1853 represented as Arion atripunctatus Dumont & Mortillet, 1853
    2. Species Arion (Mesarion) baeticus Garrido, Castillejo & Iglesias, 1994 represented as Arion baeticus Garrido, Castillejo & Iglesias, 1994
    3. Species Arion (Mesarion) euthymeanus Florence, 1886 represented as Arion euthymeanus Florence, 1886
    4. Species Arion (Mesarion) fuscus (O. F. Müller, 1774) represented as Arion fuscus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
    5. Species Arion (Mesarion) gilvus Torres Mínguez, 1925 represented as Arion gilvus Torres Mínguez, 1925
    6. Species Arion (Mesarion) hispanicus Simroth, 1886 represented as Arion hispanicus Simroth, 1886
    7. Species Arion (Mesarion) iratii Garrido, Castillejo & Iglesias, 1995 represented as Arion iratii Garrido, Castillejo & Iglesias, 1995
    8. Species Arion (Mesarion) lizarrustii Garrido, Castillejo & Iglesias, 1995 represented as Arion lizarrustii Garrido, Castillejo & Iglesias, 1995
    9. Species Arion (Mesarion) molinae Garrido, Castillejo & Iglesias, 1995 represented as Arion molinae Garrido, Castillejo & Iglesias, 1995
    10. Species Arion (Mesarion) nobrei Pollonera, 1889 represented as Arion nobrei Pollonera, 1889
    11. Species Arion (Mesarion) paularensis Wiktor & Parejo, 1989 represented as Arion paularensis Wiktor & Parejo, 1989
    12. Species Arion (Mesarion) ponsi Quintana, 2007 represented as Arion ponsi Quintana, 2007
    13. Species Arion (Mesarion) subfuscus (Draparnaud, 1805) represented as Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud, 1805)
    14. Species Arion (Mesarion) transsylvanus Simroth, 1885 represented as Arion transsylvanus Simroth, 1885
    15. Species Arion (Mesarion) urbiae de Winter, 1986 represented as Arion urbiae de Winter, 1986
    16. Species Arion (Mesarion) simrothi Künkel, 1909 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, subgeneric affiliation unclear)
  68. Subgenus Arion (Microarion) P. Hesse, 1926 represented as Arion A. Férussac, 1819
    1. Species Arion (Microarion) intermedius Normand, 1852 accepted as Arion intermedius Normand, 1852
    2. Species Arion (Microarion) obesoductus P. L. Reischütz, 1973 accepted as Arion obesoductus P. L. Reischütz, 1973 (original combination)
    3. Species Arion (Microarion) vejdowskyi Babor & Koštál, 1893 accepted as Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868
  69. Species Arion ascensionis R. P. Lesson, 1831 (uncertain > unassessed)
  70. Species Arion bicolor Broeck, 1870 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  71. Species Arion incommudus F. W. Hutton, 1879 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  72. Species Arion pollonerae Pini, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de. (1819-1832). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles tant des espèces que l'on trouve aujourd'hui vivantes, que des dépouilles fossiles de celles qui n'existent plus; classés d'après les caractères essentiels que présentent ces animaux et leurs coquilles. <em>J.-B. Bailliere, Paris.</em> Tome deuxième, première partie. Livraison 1: [3 pp. = dedication], i-xvi (= Préface) (6-III-1819); livr. 2: 1-16 (5-VI-1819); livr. 3: 17-56 (10-VII-1819); livr. 4: 57-72 (18-IX-1819); livr. 5: 73-96 (4-XII-1819); livr. 7: 97-128 (17-VI-1820); livr. 9: xvi pp. (= Explication des planches du premier volume) (6-IV-1821); livr. 17: v pp. (= Explication des planches supplémentaires et de celles qui ne font pas partie du premier volume) (2-XI-1822); livr. 19/21: 96a-z, 96α-λ (27-IX-1823); livr. 22/27: iv pp. (= Explication des planches des livraisons XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI et XXVII) (4-VIII-1832). – Paris (J.-B. Baillière). Note: continued by G.-P. Deshayes (1839-1851). Explication des planches not included in BHL copy., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52469779, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52543927
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Arion A. Férussac, 1819. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818149 on 2025-05-14
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original description Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de. (1819-1832). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles tant des espèces que l'on trouve aujourd'hui vivantes, que des dépouilles fossiles de celles qui n'existent plus; classés d'après les caractères essentiels que présentent ces animaux et leurs coquilles. <em>J.-B. Bailliere, Paris.</em> Tome deuxième, première partie. Livraison 1: [3 pp. = dedication], i-xvi (= Préface) (6-III-1819); livr. 2: 1-16 (5-VI-1819); livr. 3: 17-56 (10-VII-1819); livr. 4: 57-72 (18-IX-1819); livr. 5: 73-96 (4-XII-1819); livr. 7: 97-128 (17-VI-1820); livr. 9: xvi pp. (= Explication des planches du premier volume) (6-IV-1821); livr. 17: v pp. (= Explication des planches supplémentaires et de celles qui ne font pas partie du premier volume) (2-XI-1822); livr. 19/21: 96a-z, 96α-λ (27-IX-1823); livr. 22/27: iv pp. (= Explication des planches des livraisons XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI et XXVII) (4-VIII-1832). – Paris (J.-B. Baillière). Note: continued by G.-P. Deshayes (1839-1851). Explication des planches not included in BHL copy., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52469779, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52543927
page(s): 50 [details] 

original description (of Arion (Carinarion) P. Hesse, 1926) Hesse, P. (1926). Die Nacktschnecken der palaearktischen Region. Abhandlungen des Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 2 (1): 1-152, pl. 1-2. Frankfurt am Main [between 1 May and 1 July].
page(s): 65 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Arion (Mesarion) P. Hesse, 1926) Hesse, P. (1926). Die Nacktschnecken der palaearktischen Region. Abhandlungen des Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 2 (1): 1-152, pl. 1-2. Frankfurt am Main [between 1 May and 1 July].
page(s): 65 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Arion (Microarion) P. Hesse, 1926) Hesse, P. (1926). Die Nacktschnecken der palaearktischen Region. Abhandlungen des Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 2 (1): 1-152, pl. 1-2. Frankfurt am Main [between 1 May and 1 July].
page(s): 66 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Baudonia Mabille, 1868) Mabille, J. (1868). Des limaciens européens. <em>Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée.</em> ser. 2, 20: 129-146., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2696363
page(s): 131 [details] 

original description (of Macroarion P. Hesse, 1926) Hesse, P. (1926). Die Nacktschnecken der palaearktischen Region. Abhandlungen des Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 2 (1): 1-152, pl. 1-2. Frankfurt am Main [between 1 May and 1 July].
page(s): 67 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Arion (Prolepis) Moquin-Tandon, 1855) Moquin-Tandon, A. (1855-1856). Histoire naturelle des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de France, Tome premier (1): i-viii, 1-14 + Atlas: 1-16, pl. 1-9 (12 April 1855); (2): 145-256 + Atlas: 17-32, pl. 10-18 (4 May 1855); (3): 257-416 + Atlas: 33-48, pl. 19-27 (1 August 1855). Tome second (4): i-iii, 1-176 + Atlas: 49-64, pl. 28-36 (10 September 1855); (5): 177-368 + Atlas: 65-80, pl. 37-45 (2 January 1856); (6): 369-646 + Atlas: i-iii, 81-92, pl. 46-54 (9 April 1856). Paris (J.-B. Baillière)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32068638
page(s): 2(4): 10, 14 [details] 

original description (of Tetraspis Hagenmüller, 1885) Hagenmüller, P. (1886 ["1885"]). Nouveaux genres de limaciens du système européen. <em>Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 2(2): 295-312, pl. 8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16122961
page(s): 303 [details] 

context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details] 

basis of record OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database. , available online at http://clade.ansp.org/obis/ [details] 
 
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