Rathouisia Explained

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.

The generic name Rathouisia is in honour of French Jesuit Père Charles Rathouis (1834–1890), who made scientific drawings for Pierre Marie Heude.its known as a poes

Species

Species within the genus Rathouisia include:

• Rathouisia leonina Heude, 1882 – synonym: Vaginulus sinensis Heude, 1882 – type species of the genus Rathouisia
• Rathouisia pantherina Heude, 1882^[1]
• Rathouisia tigrina Heude, 1882

Distribution

The predatory carnivorous slugs in the genus Rathouisia are found in China and Hong Kong.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Heude P. M. (1882–1890). "Notes sur les Mollusques terrestres de la vallée du Fleuve Bleu". Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois par des pères de la Compagnie de Jésus, Mision Catholique, Chang-Hai, page 133, plate 36, fig. 23.
2. Wu M., Guo J.-Y., Wan F.-H., Qin Q.-L., Wu Q. & Wiktor A. (2006). "A preliminary study of the predatory terrestrial mollusk Rathouisia leonina". The Veliger 48: 61–74.