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Lehmannia valentiana (Férussac in Férussac & Deshayes, 1822)
Threeband Gardenslug
Family: Limacidae

Species account author: Robert Forsyth.

Distribution of Lehmannia valentiana in British Columbia

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Species Information

A medium-sized slug; yellow-grey to pale yellow-violet, with one dark band on each side; mantle with 2 bands and a fingerprint-like pattern of ridges; keel at end of tail only.

Habitat

Gardens; disturbed sites

Distribution

Global range

SW Europe

BC range Introduced; Greater Victoria region, Gulf Islands.

Notes

Etymology

Genus named for German malacologist Rudolph Lehmann (1812–71). The gender is feminine. Species named after Valencia, Spain.

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Exotic	SNA	Exotic	Not Listed

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Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2021. E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Fauna of British Columbia [efauna.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2025-03-16 7:48:09 PM]

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