| Zachrysia trinitaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Zachrysiidae |
| Genus: | Zachrysia |
| Species: | Z. trinitaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Zachrysia trinitaria (Pfeiffer, 1858) | |
Zachrysia trinitaria is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Zachrysiidae.
Distribution
This species is already established in the United States, and 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.
References
- 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.
External links
Media related to Zachrysia trinitaria at Wikimedia Commons
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Zachrysia trinitaria | |
| Helix trinitaria | |