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The indigenous distribution of ''Veronicella sloanei'' is [[Jamaica]].<ref>Gary Rosenberg & Igor Muratov. [http://clade.ansp.org/malacology/collections/jamaica/nonendemic.html ''Distribution of non-endemic species of terrestrial mollusks from Jamaica'']. Published May 2003, modified 5 August 2005, accessed 27 October 2008.</ref> |
The indigenous distribution of ''Veronicella sloanei'' is [[Jamaica]].<ref>Gary Rosenberg & Igor Muratov. [http://clade.ansp.org/malacology/collections/jamaica/nonendemic.html ''Distribution of non-endemic species of terrestrial mollusks from Jamaica'']. Published May 2003, modified 5 August 2005, accessed 27 October 2008.</ref> |
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Other (nonindigenous?){{Fact|date=October 2008}} distribution includes: [[Barbados]], [[Bermuda]], [[Dominica]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent (island)|Saint Vincent]]<ref name="Stange">Lionel A. Stange. http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/enpp/ento/snail_slugs-pa.html accessed 26 October 2008, Created in Septempber 2004, updated in March 2006.</ref> and [[Cuba]]. |
Other (nonindigenous?){{Fact|date=October 2008}} distribution includes: [[Barbados]], [[Bermuda]], [[Dominica]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent (island)|Saint Vincent]]<ref name="Stange">Lionel A. Stange. http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/enpp/ento/snail_slugs-pa.html accessed 26 October 2008, Created in Septempber 2004, updated in March 2006.</ref> and [[Cuba]] ([[Bahia Honda, Cuba|Bahia Honda]] in [[Pinar del Río Province]]).<ref>Maceira D. F. 2003. [http://rbt.biologia.ucr.ac.cr/malacolg/maceira.pdf ''Las especies de la familia Veronicellidae (Mollusca, Soleolifera) en Cuba'']. Rev. Biol. Trop. 51 (Suppl. 3): 453-461.</ref> |
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This slug has been introduced to [[Florida]] and it has become an agriculture pest there.<ref name="Stange"/> |
This slug has been introduced to [[Florida]] and it has become an agriculture pest there.<ref name="Stange"/> |
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== Further reading == |
== Further reading == |
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* Quattrini D, Lanza B. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5735775 ''Observations on the gonads of Veronicella sloanei (Cuvier) (Gastropoda soleolifera veronicellidae)'']. Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper. 1968 Dec 15;44(23):2023-6. (in Italian) |
* Quattrini D, Lanza B. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5735775 ''Observations on the gonads of Veronicella sloanei (Cuvier) (Gastropoda soleolifera veronicellidae)'']. Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper. 1968 Dec 15;44(23):2023-6. (in Italian) |
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* http://rbt.biologia.ucr.ac.cr/malacolg/maceira.pdf |
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== External links == |
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Revision as of 13:20, 27 October 2008
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Veronicella sloanei, common name the Pancake Slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial, pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.
Description
The body color in this species varies; it can be white, cream or grey, with grey markings.
These slugs grow up to 12 cm in length.
Distribution
The indigenous distribution of Veronicella sloanei is Jamaica.[1]
Other (nonindigenous?)[citation needed] distribution includes: Barbados, Bermuda, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent[2] and Cuba (Bahia Honda in Pinar del Río Province).[3]
This slug has been introduced to Florida and it has become an agriculture pest there.[2]
Ecology
Habitat
This slug lives in moist conditions and is nocturnal.
Life cycle
The slug lays a clutch of about 30 eggs, which are about 5 mm in diameter.[4] The hatching time in captivity was 15 days at 24 °C.[4]
References
- ^ Gary Rosenberg & Igor Muratov. Distribution of non-endemic species of terrestrial mollusks from Jamaica. Published May 2003, modified 5 August 2005, accessed 27 October 2008.
- ^ a b Lionel A. Stange. http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/enpp/ento/snail_slugs-pa.html accessed 26 October 2008, Created in Septempber 2004, updated in March 2006.
- ^ Maceira D. F. 2003. Las especies de la familia Veronicellidae (Mollusca, Soleolifera) en Cuba. Rev. Biol. Trop. 51 (Suppl. 3): 453-461.
- ^ a b http://www.petsnails.co.uk/species/veronicella_sloanei.html accessed 27 October 2008
Further reading
- Quattrini D, Lanza B. Observations on the gonads of Veronicella sloanei (Cuvier) (Gastropoda soleolifera veronicellidae). Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper. 1968 Dec 15;44(23):2023-6. (in Italian)
