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Sarasinula marginata (Semper, 1885)
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Sarasinula marginata is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.
Sarasinula marginata is superficially very similar to Sarasinula plebeia, however it can be distinguished from that species by minor differences in the male genitalia.[1]
Sarasinula marginata is found in countries and islands including:
This species was found in a dasheen (Colocasia esculenta) field in the Caribbean island of Dominica.[1] It appears to be a minor pest in the agriculture of Dominica.[1]