Sarasinula marginata

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Sarasinula marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Systellommatophora
Superfamily:
Veronicelloidea
Family:
Veronicellidae
Genus:
Sarasinula
Species:
S. marginata
Binomial name
Sarasinula marginata
(Semper, 1885)

Sarasinula marginata is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.

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Description

Sarasinula marginata is superficially very similar to Sarasinula plebeia , however it can be distinguished from that species by minor differences in the male genitalia. [1]

Distribution

Sarasinula marginata is found in countries and islands including:

Ecology

This species was found in a dasheen ( Colocasia esculenta ) field in the Caribbean island of Dominica. [1] It appears to be a minor pest in the agriculture of Dominica. [1]

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References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference. [1]

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13
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