Arion simrothi Künkel, 1909
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Has been assigned to the subgenus Mesarion (MolluscaBase eds., 2026). The taxonomic validity of the species is disputed (Welter-Schultes, 2012; MolluscaBase eds., 2026).
Conservation Status
Data Deficient (Kappes, 2017) or Extinct (Arbeitsgruppe Mollusken BW, 2008)
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution & Habitat
mountains near Gengenbach, southwestern Germany
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Arbeitsgruppe Mollusken BW. (2008). Rote Liste und Artenverzeichnis der Schnecken und Muscheln Baden-Württembergs. Naturschutz-Praxis, Artenschutz 12.
Backeljau, Thierry. (1989). The original diagnoses of Arion simrothi Künkel and A. magnus Torres Minguez (Mollusca, Pulmonata). Annates de Ia Societe Royale Zoologique de Belgique 119: 199-211.
Backeljau, Thierry and De Bruyn, Luc. (1990). On the infrageneric systematics of the genus Arion Férussac, 1819 (Mollusca, Pulmonata). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Biologie 60: 35-68.
Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (eds). (1996). 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. pp. 378. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Groombridge, B. (ed.). (1994). 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Kappes, H. (2017). Arion simrothi (errata version published in 2018). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T2109A125235738. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T2109A85574999.en. Accessed on 28 February 2026.
Kerney, M. P., Cameron, R. A. D. and Jungbluth, J.-H. (1983). Die Landschnecken Nord- und Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungsbuch für Biologen und Naturfreunde. Verlag Paul Parey. 384 pp., 24 plates. Hamburg & Berlin: Paul Parey. [p. 140]
Künkel, K. (1916). Zur Biologie der Lungenschnecken. Ergebnisse vieljähriger Züchtungen und Experimente. WInter, Heidelberg.
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Arion (Mesarion) simrothi Künkel, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1000771 on 2026-02-28
Mollusc Specialist Group. (1996). Arion simrothi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T2109A9244826. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2109A9244826.en. Downloaded on 17 October 2015.
Welter-Schultes, F. (2012). European non-marine molluscs, a guide for species identification. Göttingen: Planet Poster Editions.
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