Zachrysia trinitaria
Species of gastropod
Zachrysia trinitaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Zachrysiidae |
Genus: | Zachrysia |
Species: | Z. trinitaria |
Binomial name | |
Zachrysia trinitaria (Pfeiffer, 1858) |
Zachrysia trinitaria is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Zachrysiidae.
Distribution
This species is already established in the United States, and 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.[1]
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- Media related to Zachrysia trinitaria at Wikimedia Commons