Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758
(Great Grey Slug, Leopard Slug)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLimax maximus (Great Grey Slug, Leopard Slug)
GenusLimax (a genus of slugs)
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 Limax maximus (Great Grey Slug, Leopard Slug) :
1: Limax maximus (Great Grey Slug, Leopard Slug)
15 Apr 1976 OSGR: SU93 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
On fallen Beech log
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view (2)Image 3: Foreparts - close-up - magnifiedImage 4: Foreparts - close-up - magnified (2)Image 5: Foreparts - close-up - magnified (3)

Limax maximus (Great Grey Slug, Leopard Slug) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Limax maximus (Great Grey Slug, Leopard Slug)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Limax maximus (Great Grey Slug, Leopard Slug)
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