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Gastropoda: : Veronicelloidea: Veronicellidae

Veronicella cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1840)
Terrestrial but described as marine


Range: 22.99°N ; 81.47°W
Maximum Reported Size: 50  mm

Details


Onchidium cubense Pfeiffer, 1840, p. 250, Not figured
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Cuba [El Tumbadero am Flusse Canimar [Matanzas Province] (Pfeiffer 1854c: 172)]
Range: 22.99°N ; 81.47°W
Maximum Reported Size: 50 mm
Distribution: Cuba: North Matanzas
References: Pfeiffer (1840) M; Pfeiffer (1854c) NSEW; Thomé (1993) c
Comments: A terrestrial slug.


Partial List of References

Pfeiffer, L. 1840. Uebersicht der im Januar, Februar und März 1839 auf Cuba gesammelten Mollusken Archiv für Naturgeschichte 6(1) 250-261.

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