Acusta despecta

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Species of gastropod

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::summary Species of gastropod ::

| image = Acusta despecta sieboldiana.png | image_caption = A live individual of Acusta despecta sieboldiana | image2 = Acusta despecta.png | image2_caption = A live individual of Acusta despecta | status = | status_ref = | genus = Acusta | species = despecta | authority = (G.B. Sowerby I, 1839) | synonyms =

  • Bradybaena despecta (Gray, 1839) (original combination)
  • Eulota (Acusta) despecta (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839) (unaccepted combination)
  • Eulota despecta (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839) (unaccepted combination)
  • Helix despecta G. B. Sowerby I, 1839 (original combination) |range_map= Acusta despecta - distribution.jpg

Acusta despecta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acusta despecta (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1332426 on 2024-04-11

This species is sometimes a pest on citrus trees.

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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:

References

References

  1. Yuki E., Nobuya T. & Yoichi I. (2002). "Food intake suppression effect of inorganic copper agent against ''Acusta despecta'' that harms citrus". ''[[Kyushu Okinawa Nogyo Kenkyu Seika Joho]]'' (17): 457-458. [http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/200319/000020031903A0035278.php abstract] {{webarchive. link. (March 13, 2012 .)

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