Zachrysia auricoma

Zachrysia auricoma
	Apical view of the shell of Zachrysia auricoma, from the National Museum of Natural History, France
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Zachrysiidae
Genus:	Zachrysia
Species:	Z. auricoma
Binomial name
	Zachrysia auricoma; (Férussac, 1821)
Synonyms
	Helix (Helicogena) auricoma Férussac, 1821 ; Helix auricoma Férussac, 1821 ; Helix noscibilis Férussac, 1832 ; Pleurodonte auricoma (Férussac, 1821) ; Zachrysia (Chrysias) noscibilis (Férussac, 1832) ; Zachrysia (Zachrysia) auricoma (Férussac, 1821) ; Zachrysia noscibilis (Férussac, 1832);

Zachrysia auricoma is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Zachrysiidae.^[2]

Distribution

This terrestrial snail occurs in Cuba.

This species has not yet become established in the USA, 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.^[3]

References

↑ NatureServe. "Zachrysia auricoma". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
1 2 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Zachrysia auricoma (A. Férussac, 1821)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
↑ 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.

Thompson, F. G. (2011). An annotated checklist and bibliography of the land and freshwater snails of México and central America. Florida Museum of Natural History Bulletin. 50(1): 1-299.

External links

[NS-1] NatureServe. "Zachrysia auricoma". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 9 May 2026.

[WoRMS-2] 1 2 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Zachrysia auricoma (A. Férussac, 1821)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 June 2026.

[3] 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.

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