Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Pleurodontidae Scientific name Thelidomus aspera | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Helicoidea Genus Thelidomus Rank Species | |
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Similar Pleurodonte, Angiostrongylus, Angiostrongylus cantonensis | ||
Thelidomus aspera is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae.
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Distribution
This species occurs in Jamaica.
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.
Parasites
Thelidomus aspera is a host for larvae of the parasites Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus.
References
Thelidomus aspera Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA