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Veronicella cubensis

Veronicella cubensis
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A live individual of Veronicella cubensis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Systellommatophora
Superfamily: Veronicelloidea
Family: Veronicellidae
Genus: Veronicella
Species: V. cubensis
Binomial name
Veronicella cubensis
(L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Onchidium sp. Pfeiffer, 1839
  • Onchidium cubense Pfeiffer, 1840
  • Vaginulus cubensis Pfeiffer

Veronicella cubensis, common name the Cuban slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.

This species occurs in countries and areas including:

This species is already established in the USA, and is considered to represent a potentially serious threat as a pest, an invasive species which could negatively affect agriculture, natural ecosystems, human health or commerce. Therefore it has been suggested that this species be given top national quarantine significance in the USA.



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