Veronicella
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Veronicella is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of air-breathing land slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...

s, 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 mollusks in the family Veronicellidae
Veronicellidae
The Veronicellidae, common name the leatherleaf slugs, are a terrestrial family of pulmonate slugs.This family has no subfamilies ....

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Species

Species within the genus Veronicella include:
  • Veronicella cubensis
    Veronicella cubensis
    Veronicella cubensis, common name the Cuban slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.-Distribution:* Cuba* non indigenous in California...

    (Pfeiffer, 1840)
  • Veronicella portoricensis
    Veronicella portoricensis
    Veronicella portoricensis is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.-Distribution:This species occurs in:* Highland rainforests of Puerto Rico...

    (Semper, 1886)
  • Veronicella sloanei
    Veronicella sloanei
    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 :...

    (Cuvier, 1817) - synonym Veronicella sloanii
  • Veronicella tenax
    Veronicella tenax
    Veronicella tenax is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs....

    Baker, 1931
  • Veronicella sp. from Dominica - yet undescribed species

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