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Laevicaulis Simroth, 1913 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Systellommatophora, Veronicellidae) is the valid name for a widespread genus of slugs, including the highly invasive Laevicaulis alte (Férussac, 1822)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2021
Authors: Sajan, S., Tripathy, B., Cowie, R. H.
Journal:Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
Volume:78
Issue:
Start Page:160
Pagination:160-164
Date Published:08/2021
Type of Article:Nomenclatural Note
Keywords: Nomenclature, taxonomy, precedence, genus-group, slug, Laevicaulis, Eleutherocaulis, leatherleaf slug, tropical, subtropical
Abstract:

The validity of Laevicaulis Simroth, 1913 as the objective senior synonym of Eleutherocaulis Simroth, 1913, both published simultaneously in a complex and confusing work as genus-group names for veronicellid slugs, is confirmed. The type species, in both cases by subsequent designation, is Vaginulus comorensis Fischer, 1883, a junior synonym of Vaginulus alte Férussac, 1822, now Laevicaulis alte, a widespread tropical and subtropical invasive species.

Full Text:

http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v78.a040

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78

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