Rathouisia


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, 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 RathouisiaRathouisia pantherina Heude, 1882Rathouisia tigrina Heude, 1882

Distribution

The predatory carnivorous slugs in the genus Rathouisia are found in China and Hong Kong.