Limicolaria aurora
| Limicolaria aurora | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Limicolaria aurora | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Achatinoidea |
| Family: | Achatinidae |
| Subfamily: | Limicolariinae |
| Genus: | Limicolaria |
| Species: | L. aurora |
| Binomial name | |
| Limicolaria aurora (Jay, 1839) | |
Limicolaria aurora is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Cameroun and Senegal.
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.[1]
References
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