Species Sarasinula plebeia (Fischer, 1868)

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Species Sarasinula plebeia (Fischer, 1868)

American Brown Slug

Vaginulus plebeius Fischer, P. 1868. Diagnoses de deux Limaciens de la Nouvelle Calédonie. Journal de Conchyliologie 16: 145-146 [145].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP no number 3 specimens, New Caledonia.
Vaginula hedleyi Simroth, H.R. 1889. Ueber einige Vaginula–Arten. Zoologischer Anzeiger 12: 551-556, 574-578 [24 Oct. 1889] [552].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, QLD.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Forcart, L. 1969. Veronicellid land slugs from the New Hebrides, with description of Semperula solemi, new species. Fieldiana Zoology 51: 147-156 [150]

Generic Combinations

Sarasinula plebeia (Fischer, 1868).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

NT and WA. NE NSW, eastern coastal Qld, Native to tropical America

Introduced from tropical America.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- Western Australia

Distribution References

Stanisic, J., Shea, M., Potter, D. & Griffiths, O. 2017. Australian Land Snails. Volume 2. A field guide to southern, central and western species. Mauritius : Bioculture Press Vol. 2 pp. 580. [for nomenclature purposes, all taxa described in this volume must be dated 2018] [50]

Ecological Descriptors

Crop, nocturnal, omnivore, pastures, suburban gardens.

Extra Ecological Information

Paddocks and cultivated areas; often seen on wet lawns

General References

Bishop, M.J. 1977. Terrestrial Mollusca of Queensland: the family Veronicellidae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 18: 53-59 pl. 18 (biogeography, ecology)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
03-Oct-2018	HETEROBRANCHIA	08-Jun-2018	MODIFIED	Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri
04-Feb-2014	VERONICELLIDAE	28-May-2012	MODIFIED	Dr John Stanisic
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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