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Thelidomus aspera
Black-and-white photo of an apertural view of a shell of Thelidomus aspera from Jamaica. Scale bar = 1 cm.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Pleurodontidae
Genus:	Thelidomus
Species:	T. aspera
Binomial name
Thelidomus aspera (Férussac, 1821)
Synonyms
Helix granosa

Thelidomus aspera is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurodontidae. It is endemic to Jamaica.

Invasive species

This species has not yet become established in the US, 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.

Ecology

Parasites

Thelidomus aspera is a host for larvae of the parasites Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus.

References

1. Rosenberg G. & Muratov I. V. 11 August 2005. RECENT TERRESTRIAL MOLLUSKS OF JAMAICA.
2. Cowie R. H., Dillon R. T., Robinson D. G. & Smith J. W. (2009). "Alien non-marine snails and slugs of priority quarantine importance in the United States: A preliminary risk assessment". American Malacological Bulletin 27: 113-132. PDF Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine.
3. ^ Lindo J. F., Waugh C., Hall J., Cunningham-Myrie C., Ashley D., Eberhard M. L., Sullivan J. J., Bishop H. S., Robinson D. G., Holtz T. & Robinson R. D. (2002). "Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Rats and Snails after an Outbreak of Human Eosinophilic Meningitis, Jamaica". Emerging Infectious Diseases 8(3):

External links

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• Pilsbry H. A. (1894). Manual of Conchology. Second series: Pulmonata, Volume 9. Helicidae - Volume VII. page 96. Plate 23, figure 25 shows reproductive system.

• Pleurodontidae
• Gastropods described in 1821
• Endemic fauna of Jamaica