Zachrysia auricoma is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Zachrysiidae. [1]
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| Apical view of the shell of Zachrysia auricoma, from the National Museum of Natural History, France | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Zachrysiidae |
| Genus: | Zachrysia |
| Species: | Z. auricoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Zachrysia auricoma (Férussac, 1821)
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Distribution edit
This terrestrial snail occurs in Cuba.
This species has not yet become established in the USA, but it 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.[2]
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Zachrysia auricoma (Férussac, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1064412 on 2021-02-05
- ^ Cowie R. H., Dillon R. T., Robinson D. G. & Smith J. W. (2009). "Alien non-marine snails and slugs of priority quarantine importance in the United States: A preliminary risk assessment". American Malacological Bulletin 27: 113-132. PDF.
- Thompson, F. G. (2011). An annotated checklist and bibliography of the land and freshwater snails of México and central America. Florida Museum of Natural History Bulletin. 50(1): 1-299.
External links edit
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