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 
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| 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
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