Acusta despecta (G.B.Sowerby I, 1839) is a animal in the Camaenidae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acusta despecta (G.B.Sowerby I, 1839)

Acusta despecta (G.B.Sowerby I, 1839)

Acusta despecta is an air-breathing land snail sometimes a citrus pest found in Japan, Guam, and South Korea.

Family
Genus
Acusta
Order
Stylommatophora
Class
Gastropoda

About Acusta despecta (G.B.Sowerby I, 1839)

Acusta despecta, whose scientific name is Acusta despecta (G.B.Sowerby I, 1839), is a species of air-breathing land snail. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc that belongs to the family Camaenidae. This species can sometimes act as a pest on citrus trees. Its confirmed distribution includes Japan, Guam, and South Korea.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Stylommatophora Camaenidae Acusta

More from Camaenidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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