Acusta tourannensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Acusta |
| Species: | A. tourannensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Acusta tourannensis (Souleyet, 1842)
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Distribution edit
The distribution of this species includes:
This species has not yet become established in the US, but it is considered to represent a potentially serious threat as a pest, an invasive species which could negatively affect agriculture, natural ecosystems, human health or commerce. Therefore, it has been suggested that this species be given top national quarantine significance in the USA.[3]
References edit
- ^ Wu S.-P., Hwang C.-C., Huang H.-M., Chang H.-W., Lin Y.-S. & Lee P.-F. (2007). "Land Molluscan Fauna of the Dongsha Island with Twenty New Recorded Species". Taiwania 52(2): 145-151. PDF Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Acusta tourannensis [ タママイマイ ]". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-10-08. accessed 8 October 2010
- ^ Cowie R. H., Dillon R. T., Robinson D. G. & Smith J. W. (2009). "Alien non-marine snails and slugs of priority quarantine importance in the United States: A preliminary risk assessment". American Malacological Bulletin 27: 113-132. PDF Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine.