Veronicella

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Veronicella
Veronicella sloanei.jpg
Veronicella sloanei
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Veronicella

Veronicella is a genus of tropical air-breathing land slugs in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.

V. cubensis and V. sloanii are known as agricultural pests.[2]

Species[]

Species within the genus Veronicella include:

  • Veronicella cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1840) – Cuban slug
  • Veronicella portoricensis (Semper, 1886)[2]
  • Veronicella sloanei (Cuvier, 1817) (orth. var. Veronicella sloanii) – pancake slug
  • Veronicella tenax Baker, 1931
  • Veronicella sp. from Dominica - an as yet undescribed species[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ Blainville, H. M. D. (1817). J. de Physique 85: 440.
  2. ^ a b c Robinson, D. G., et al. (2009). The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species. Zoologische Mededelingen 83(13), 615-50.


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