Zachrysia auricoma

Zachrysia auricoma
	Apical view of the shell of Zachrysia auricoma, from the National Museum of Natural History, France
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Zachrysiidae
Genus:	Zachrysia
Species:	Z. auricoma
Binomial name
	Zachrysia auricoma; (Férussac, 1821)

Zachrysia auricoma is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Zachrysiidae. ^[1]

Distribution

This terrestrial snail occurs in Cuba.

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]

References

^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Zachrysia auricoma (Férussac, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1064412 on 2021-02-05
^ 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.

Thompson, F. G. (2011). An annotated checklist and bibliography of the land and freshwater snails of México and central America. Florida Museum of Natural History Bulletin. 50(1): 1-299.

External links

[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Zachrysia auricoma (Férussac, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1064412 on 2021-02-05

[2] 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.

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