Veronicella

Veronicella
Veronicella sloanii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
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.

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

Species

Species within the genus Veronicella include:

• Veronicella cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1840) – Cuban slug
• Veronicella portoricensis (Semper, 1886)[2]
• Veronicella sloanii (Cuvier, 1817) (orth. var. Veronicella sloanii) – pancake slug
• Veronicella tenax Baker, 1931
• Veronicella sp. from Dominica - an as yet undescribed species[2]

Gallery

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  Veronicella cubensis
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  Veronicella sp. from Dominica

References

1. Blainville, H. M. D. (1817). J. de Physique 85: 440.
2. 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.