Biology:Acusta despecta
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Acusta despecta | |
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A live individual of Acusta despecta sieboldiana | |
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A live individual of Acusta despecta | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Camaenidae |
Genus: | Acusta |
Species: | A. despecta
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Binomial name | |
Acusta despecta (Sowerby, 1839)
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Acusta despecta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae.
This species is sometimes a pest on citrus trees.[1]

A resting Acusta despecta sieboldiana is attached to a wall, having formed an epiphragm
Subspecies
- Acusta despecta chinensis
- Acusta despecta ikiensis (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1904)
- Acusta despecta kikaiensis (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Acusta despecta praetenuis (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1904)
- Acusta despecta sieboldtiana (Pfeiffer, 1850) - in Japanese: ウスカワマイマイ
Distribution
The distribution of this species includes:
- Japan
- Guam
- South Korea
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4677901 entry
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acusta despecta.
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