''Vaginulus'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, shell-less terrestrial

pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusks in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.

Species

Species in the genus ''Vaginulus'' include: * ''

Vaginulus buergueri ''Vaginulus buergueri'' is a species of land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs. Distribution This species occurs in: * The island of Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ...

'' (Simroth, 1914) Baker H. B. (1925). "North American Veronicellidae". '' Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia'' 77: 157-184, pl. 4.Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". '' Zoologische Mededelingen'' 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13 * ''

Vaginulus rodericensis ''Vaginulus'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, shell-less terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs. Species Species in the genus ''Vaginulus'' include: * '' Vaginulus buergueri'' ...

'' Smith, 1876 * ''

Vaginulus sloanii ''Vaginulus sloanii'' is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less marine pulmonate gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca ca ...

'' (Cuvier, 1817) * ''

Vaginulus taunaisii ''Vaginulus'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, shell-less terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs. Species Species in the genus ''Vaginulus'' include: * '' Vaginulus buergueri'' ...

'' (Férussac, 1821) Synonyms: * ''Vaginulus occidentalis'' (Guilding, 1825) is a synonym of ''

Diplosolenodes occidentalis ''Diplosolenodes occidentalis'' is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs. Distribution ''Diplosolenodes occidentalis'' was originally discovered an ...

'' * ''Vaginulus sinensis'' Heude, 1882 is a synonym of ''

Rathouisia leonina ''Rathouisia leonina'' is a species of carnivorous air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Rathouisiidae. This species is endemic to China. This slug is carnivorous and actively preys on snails. It i ...

'' Heude, 1882Wu M., Guo J.-Y., Wan F.-H., Qin Q.-L., Wu Q. & Wiktor A. (2006). "A preliminary study of the predatory terrestrial mollusk ''Rathouisia leonina''". ''The Veliger'' 48
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74. * ''Vaginulus stuxbergi'' Westerlund, 1883 is a synonym of ''

Oncis stuxbergi ''Onchidium stuxbergi'' is a species of air-breathing sea slug, a shell-less brackish water pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidiidae Onchidiidae are a family of small, air-breathing sea (and land) slugs. They are shell-les ...

'' (Westerlund, 1883)

References

Veronicellidae {{Veronicellidae-stub