Thelidomus aspera
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| Thelidomus aspera | |
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| Black-and-white photo of an apertural view of a shell of Thelidomus aspera from Jamaica. Scale bar = 1 cm. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Pleurodontidae |
| Genus: | Thelidomus |
| Species: | T. aspera |
| Binomial name | |
| Thelidomus aspera (Férussac, 1821) | |
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Thelidomus aspera is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurodontidae. It is endemic to Jamaica.[1]
This species has not yet become established in the US, 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]