Arion (genus)

Taxobox
name = "Arion"

---

image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Arion lusitanicus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
ordo = Pulmonata
familia = Arionidae
genus = "Arion"
genus_authority = Férussac, 1819 [Férussac, A. E. J. P. J. F d'Audebard de & Deshayes, G.-P. 1819-1851. Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles, tant des espèces que l'on trouve aujourd'hui vivantes, que des dépouilles fossiles de celles qui n'existent plus; classés d'après les caractères essentiels que présentent ces animaux et leurs coquilles. - pp. Tome 1: 8 + 184 pp.; Tome 2 (1): 402 pp.; 2 (2): 260 + 22 + 16 pp.; Atlas 1: 70 pl.; Atlas 2: 166 + 5 pl.. Paris. (J.-B. Bailliere).]
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Arion" is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, specifically roundback slugs, called "roundback" because they have no keel on the back of the body.

The genus name "Arion" is taken from that of the legendary ancient Greek poet "Arion".

pecies in the genus "Arion"

* "Arion alpinus"
* "Arion ater"
* "Arion distinctus"
* "Arion fuscus"
* "Arion hortensis"
* "Arion lusitanicus"
* "Arion obesoductus"
* "Arion simrothi"
* "Arion rufus"...

Note: "Arion vejdorskyi" or "Arion vejdowskyi" is a taxon with unclear taxonomic position.

Reference