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Drawing of dorsal view of Rathouisia leonina by Charles Rathouis | |
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Genus: | Rathouisia |
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Rathouisia is a genus of carnivorous air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Rathouisiidae.
Rathouisia is the type genus of the family Rathouisiidae.[3]
The generic name Rathouisia is in honour of French Jesuit Père Charles Rathouis (1834–1890), who made scientific drawings for Pierre Marie Heude.[1]its known as a poes
Species within the genus Rathouisia include:
The predatory carnivorous slugs in the genus Rathouisia are found in China and Hong Kong.[2]