Species: Magnipelta mycophaga
Magnum Mantleslug
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Stylommatophora
Family
Arionidae
Genus
Magnipelta
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
limace à grand manteau
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Mollusks - Terrestrial Snails
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mollusca - Gastropoda - Stylommatophora - Arionidae - Magnipelta
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Strongly contracted slug (Pilsbry 1954).
Habitat Type Description
Terrestrial
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
2006-02-03
Global Status Last Changed
2004-10-15
Other Status
C - Candidate
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
E - 5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles) - E - This is a regional endemic: limited to NE WA, W MT, and ID panhandle (Frest and Johannes, 1995). Hendricks (2003) lists it from northwestern Montana, northern Idaho, northeastern Washington, and probably adjacent regions of British Columbia (confirmed). Formerly at 6 localities in four counties in Montana. Hendricks and Maxell (2005) updated to 16 localities in six counties in Montana .Hendricks (2005) lists new Montana site at west fork Petty Creek, Missoula Co.; and Rand Creek, Kalispell, Montana.<br>
Global Range Code
E
Global Range Description
5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)