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''Mariaella dussumieri'' is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariophantidae. ''Mariaella dussumieri'' is the type species of the genus ''Mariaella''. Its specific name is in honor of French merchant Jean-Jacques Dussumier. == Distribution == This species lives in India. It is endemic to Western Ghats.〔Mavinkurve R. G., Shanbhag S. P. & Madhyastha N. A. 2004. (Checklist of terrestrial gastropods of Karnataka, India'' ). Zoos' Print Journal 19(11):1684-1686.〕 In the Western Ghats it occurs as far north as the Kadur district of Mysore and perhaps to Mahableshwar. Hill-tracts of Ceylon.〔 The type locality was Mahé, India, a small town between Calicut and Cannanore on the Malabar coast.〔 This species has not yet become established in the USA, 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.〔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 ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mariaella dussumieri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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