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Veronicellidae
Sign in to saveThe Veronicellidae, also known by their common name the leatherleaf slugs, are a family of pulmonate terrestrial slugs.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderSystellommatophora
- FamilyVeronicellidae
Observations recorded15,534
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 471
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Veronicellidae
- Collections
- CAS, FMNH
- Recorded in
- India, Philippines, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Ghana, Madagascar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Veronicelloidea
- Image
- Veronicella sloanei.jpg
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- Veronicellidae
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- Category:Veronicellidae
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- Veronicellidae
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Distribution
- Life cycle
- Genera
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The Veronicellidae, also known by their common name the leatherleaf slugs, are a family of pulmonate terrestrial slugs.
The herbivorous molluscs occur mainly in the tropical and subtropical areas of America, Asia, and Africa.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Veronicellidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.