Sarasinula marginata


Sarasinula marginata is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.

Description

Sarasinula marginata is superficially very similar to Sarasinula plebeia, however it can be distinguished from that species by minor differences in the male genitalia.

Distribution

Sarasinula marginata is found in countries and islands including:

Ecology

This species was found in a dasheen field in the Caribbean island of Dominica. It appears to be a minor pest in the agriculture of Dominica.