Kingdom Animalia Family Veronicellidae Scientific name Leidyula floridana Higher classification Leidyula | Superfamily Veronicelloidea Genus Leidyula Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | |
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Similar Leidyula, Veronicellidae, Sarasinula plebeia, Sarasinula, Veronicella | ||
Leidyula floridana florida leatherleaf slug wandering across the sidewalk
Leidyula floridana, common name the Florida leatherleaf, is a species of tropical air-breathing land slugs, shell-less terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Veronicellidae.
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Leidyula floridana leidy 1851 florida leatherleaf slug
Distribution
This slug is native to the Caribbean (Cuba to Jamaica) and southern Florida, but has spread to northern Florida. The slug is also found in Louisiana and Texas.
References
Leidyula floridana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA