Tandonia sowerbyi
Tandonia sowerbyi | |
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Drawings of Tandonia sowerbyi, contracted (left) and active (right) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Milacidae |
Genus: | Tandonia |
Species: | T. sowerbyi
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Binomial name | |
Tandonia sowerbyi (Férussac, 1823)
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Tandonia sowerbyi is a
Description
This is a keeled slug attained 80 mm (3.1 in) in length.[3]
Habitat
This slug occurs in open habitats such as grasslands and shrublands; it can be abundant in arable land and gardens.[1]
Distribution
This slug is native to Europe, likely originally only to Greece.[1] It is now widespread in southeastern and Atlantic Europe:[1]
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- Italy
- Portugal
- The Netherlands
- The Balkans
It is also present in:[1]
- New Zealand
- South America
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.[4]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Tandonia sowerbyi (A. Férussac, 1823)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ a b Pfleger, V. & Chatfield, J. (1983). A guide to snails of Britain and Europe. London: Hamlyn. p. 195.
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- AnimalBase info at: [1]
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.