Thelidomus aspera
| Thelidomus aspera | |
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| Black-and-white photo of an apertural view of a shell of Thelidomus aspera from Jamaica. Scale bar = 1 cm. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Pleurodontidae |
| Genus: | Thelidomus |
| Species: | T. aspera |
| Binomial name | |
| Thelidomus aspera (Férussac, 1821) | |
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Thelidomus aspera is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Jamaica.[1]
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]
Ecology
Parasites
Thelidomus aspera is a host for larvae of the parasites Angiostrongylus cantonensis[3] and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus.[3]
References
- ↑ Rosenberg G. & Muratov I. V. 11 August 2005. RECENT TERRESTRIAL MOLLUSKS OF JAMAICA.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Lindo J. F., Waugh C., Hall J., Cunningham-Myrie C., Ashley D., Eberhard M. L., Sullivan J. J., Bishop H. S., Robinson D. G., Holtz T. & Robinson R. D. (2002). "Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Rats and Snails after an Outbreak of Human Eosinophilic Meningitis, Jamaica". Emerging Infectious Diseases 8(3):
External links
- photos
- photo
- Pilsbry H. A. (1894). Manual of Conchology. Second series: Pulmonata, Volume 9. Helicidae - Volume VII. page 96. Plate 23, figure 25 shows reproductive system.
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