Megapallifera mutabilis (Hubricht, 1951) is a animal in the Philomycidae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Megapallifera mutabilis (Hubricht, 1951)

Megapallifera mutabilis (Hubricht, 1951)

Megapallifera mutabilis, the changeable mantleslug, is a native North American philomycidae land slug that eats algae and lives in trees.

Family
Genus
Megapallifera
Order
Stylommatophora
Class
Gastropoda

About Megapallifera mutabilis (Hubricht, 1951)

Megapallifera mutabilis, commonly called the changeable mantleslug, is an air-breathing land slug species. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Philomycidae. This species feeds primarily on algae, and inhabits living trees, including American beech. It is native to eastern North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Stylommatophora Philomycidae Megapallifera

More from Philomycidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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