Zachrysia trinitaria
| Zachrysia trinitaria | |
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| A live Zachrysia trinitaria. | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Species: | Z. trinitaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Zachrysia trinitaria (Pfeiffer, 1858)
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Zachrysia trinitaria is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae[clarification needed] or Pleurodontidae.[1]
Distribution[edit]
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]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
Media related to Zachrysia trinitaria at Wikimedia Commons
