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Deroceras

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Description

Deroceras is a taxonomic genus of small to medium sized air-breathing land slugs in the family Agriolimacidae.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deroceras, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	5190776	https://www.gbif.org/species/5190776
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	291005	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=291005

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Agriolimacidae : Deroceras

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Limacidae : Deroceras

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Gastropoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Pulmonata	Cuvier 1817
-	Eupulmonata
-	Stylommatophora
-	Sigmurethra	Pilsbry 1900
superfamily	Limacoidea	Lamarck 1801
family	Limacidae	Lamarck 1801
genus	Deroceras	Rafinesque 1820

Scientific Name

Deroceras Rafinesque, 1820

Name Published In

Rafinesque, C.S. 1820. ? .

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Deroceras	genus	belongs to Limacidae	stated with evidence	Taylor, 1961
Deroceras	genus	belongs to Gastropoda	stated without evidence	Agenbroad et al., 2013

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (50%)

First Recorded Appearance

1.80 - 0.30 Ma
Pleistocene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Limacidae)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Pulmonata)

Vision

limited (based on Gastropoda)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Pulmonata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

D. W. Taylor. 1961. Late Cenozoic molluscan faunas from the high plains. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 337:1-94

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deroceras

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Agriolimax fuscus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Agriolimax kaffanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras abessinicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras adolphi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras aenigma ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	1.80 Ma Pleistocene	1.80 Ma Pleistocene
Deroceras afer species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras agreste species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras altaicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras altimirai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras astypalaeense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras astypalaeensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras attemsi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras bakurianum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras barceum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras berytensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras bisacchianum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras bistimulatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras boeoticum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras boettgeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras bulgaricum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras bureschi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras caruanae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras caucasicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras cazioti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras chevallieri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras christae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras chrysorroyatissense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras chrysorroyatissensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras concrementosum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras corsicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras crimense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras cycladicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras dallaii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras deckeni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras demirtense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras dewinteri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras dubium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras ercinae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras famagustense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras famagustensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras gardullanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras gavdosense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras gavdosensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras giustianum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras glandulosum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras golcheri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras gorgonium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras grossui species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras halieos species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras helicoidale species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras hemphilli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras heterura species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras hispaniense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras ikaria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras ilium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras invadens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras johannae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras kandaharensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras karnaniense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras kasium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras keanense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras keanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras klemmi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras kontanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras korthionense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras korthionensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras koschanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras kythirense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras kythirensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras laeve species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras lasithionense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras lasithionensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras levisarcobelum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras limacoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras lombricoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras lothari species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras maasseni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras mahiz species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras malkini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras melinum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras minoicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras moldavicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras monticola species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras neuteboomi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras nitidum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras nyphoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras occidentale species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras occidentalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras oertzeni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras orduensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras osseticum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras pageti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras panormitanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras parium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras parnasium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras planarioides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras ponsonbyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras praecox species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras pseudopanormitanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras rethimnonense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras rethimnonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras reticulatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras rhodense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras rhodensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras roblesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras rodnae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras samium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras sardum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras securis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras seriphium species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras sturanyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras subagreste species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras tarracense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras tauricum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras thersites species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras trabzonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras turcicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras uataderense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras varians species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras vascoanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras vranceanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Deroceras zilchi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Chorolimax Westerlund, 1894	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Agriolimacidae : *Chorolimax*
Hydrolimax Malm, 1868	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Agriolimacidae : *Hydrolimax*
Agriolimax Mörch, 1865	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Agriolimacidae : *Agriolimax*
Arctolimax Westerlund, 1894	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Agriolimacidae : *Arctolimax*
Nipponolimax Yamaguchi & Habe, 1955	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Agriolimacidae : *Nipponolimax*
Agricolimax Carus & Gerstaecker, 1868-75	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Agriolimacidae : *Agricolimax*
Plathystimulus Wiktor, 1973	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Agriolimacidae : *Plathystimulus*
Malino Gray, 1855	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Agriolimacidae : *Malino*
Agriolimox Simroth, 1906	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Agriolimacidae : *Agriolimox*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1820	Deroceras Rafinesque
1961	Deroceras Taylor p. 80
2013	Deroceras Agenbroad et al.

References

Taylor D. W. (1961) Late Cenozoic molluscan faunas from the high plains, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 337, 1-94

Agenbroad L. D., Mead J. I., et al (2013) Fossil fauna and flora from late Pleistocene Cerros Negros Locality, Pinal County, Arizona: With update of Mammuthus and all Mammut localities from Arizona 58 1, 50-53

von Proschwitz, Ted (2003) Listor över blötdjur ursprungligen sammanställda av Ted von Proschwitz, Göteborgs Naturhistoriska Museum, och sedan tagna från ArtDatabankens taxa-tabell per 2004-09-15. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Thompson, FG (16 June 2008) An Annotated Checklist and Bibliography of the Land and Freshwater Snails of Mexico and Central America - via Terrestrial Slugs Web

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database. - via World Register of Marine Species

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Annals of Nature - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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