Acusta despecta
Encyclopedia
Acusta despecta is a species
of air-breathing land snail
, a terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bradybaenidae
.
This species is sometimes a pest on citrus
trees.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of air-breathing land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
, a terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bradybaenidae
Bradybaenidae
Bradybaenidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to small land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea....
.
This species is sometimes a pest on citrus
Citrus
Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the rue family, Rutaceae. Citrus is believed to have originated in the part of Southeast Asia bordered by Northeastern India, Myanmar and the Yunnan province of China...
trees.
Subspecies
- Acusta despecta chinensis
- Acusta despecta ikiensis (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1904)
- Acusta despecta kikaiensis (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Acusta despecta praetenuis (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1904)
- Acusta despecta sieboldiana (Pfeiffer, 1850) - in Japanese: ウスカワマイマイ
Distribution
The distribution of this species includes:- Japan
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