Zachrysia trinitaria

Zachrysia trinitaria
	A live Zachrysia trinitaria.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; clade Euthyneura; clade Panpulmonata; clade Eupulmonata; clade Stylommatophora; informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:	Helicoidea
Family:	Camaenidae
Genus:	Zachrysia
Species:	Z. trinitaria
Binomial name
	Zachrysia trinitaria; (Pfeiffer, 1858)

Zachrysia trinitaria is a

mollusk in the family Camaenidae^{[clarification needed]} or Pleurodontidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species is already established in the USA, 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]

^ ^a ^b 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.

Taxon identifiers
Zachrysia trinitaria	Wikidata: Q8064039 CoL: 7TNR5 GBIF: 10032255 iNaturalist: 705243 NCBI: 1498574 Open Tree of Life: 5758633 WoRMS: 1352424
Helix trinitaria	Wikidata: Q106250036 CoL: 7RN2Z GBIF: 11058499 WoRMS: 1365062