Veronicella cubensis, common name the Cuban slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.
| Veronicella cubensis | |
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| A live individual of Veronicella cubensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Systellommatophora |
| Family: | Veronicellidae |
| Genus: | Veronicella |
| Species: | V. cubensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Veronicella cubensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in countries and areas including:
V. Cubensis is established in the USA and considered to represent a potentially serious threat as a pest, an invasive species which may negatively affect agriculture, natural ecosystems, human health and commerce. It has been suggested that this species be given top national quarantine significance in the USA.[4]
It was found in Basra, Iraq for the first time on 2024/5/3.
References
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- ^ a b Maceira D. F. (2003). "Las especies de la familia Veronicellidae (Mollusca, Soleolifera) en Cuba". Revista de Biología Tropical 51(3): 453-461. PDF.
- ^ Mc Donnell et al. (2008). "A record of the invasive slug Veronicella cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1840) in California".
- ^ 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 Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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 Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine.
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