Veronicella
Veronicella is a genus of tropical air-breathing land slugs in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.
| Veronicella | |
|---|---|
| Veronicella sloanii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Systellommatophora |
| Family: | Veronicellidae |
| Genus: | Veronicella Blainville, 1817[1] |
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 sloanii (Cuvier, 1817) (orth. var. Veronicella sloanii) – pancake slug
- Veronicella tenax Baker, 1931
- Veronicella sp. from Dominica - an as yet undescribed species[2]
Gallery
- Veronicella sp. from Dominica
References
- Blainville, H. M. D. (1817). J. de Physique 85: 440.
- 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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