Veronicella

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Veronicella
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Veronicella sloanii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Systellommatophora
Family: Veronicellidae
Genus: Veronicella
Blainville, 1817 [1]

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

Contents

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

Species

Species within the genus Veronicella include:

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References

  1. Blainville, H. M. D. (1817). J. de Physique85: 440.
  2. 1 2 3 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.