Veronicella cubensis
| Veronicella cubensis | |
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| A live individual of Veronicella cubensis | |
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| 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 |
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Veronicella cubensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) |
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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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