@article {13, title = {Laevicaulis Simroth, 1913 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Systellommatophora, Veronicellidae) is the valid name for a widespread genus of slugs, including the highly invasive Laevicaulis alte (F{\'e}russac, 1822)}, journal = {Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature}, volume = {78}, year = {2021}, month = {8}, pages = {160-164}, type = {Case}, chapter = {160}, 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 F{\'e}russac, 1822, now Laevicaulis alte, a\ widespread tropical and subtropical invasive species.

}, keywords = {Nomenclature, taxonomy, precedence, genus-group, slug, Laevicaulis, Eleutherocaulis, leatherleaf slug, tropical, subtropical}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v78.a040}, url = {https://bioone.org/journals/the-bulletin-of-zoological-nomenclature/volume-78/issue-2/bzn.v78.a040/Laevicaulis-Simroth-1913-Mollusca-Gastropoda-Systellommatophora-Veronicellidae-is-the-valid/10.21805/bzn.v78.a040.short}, author = {Sajan, Sheikh and Tripathy, Basudev}, editor = {Cowie, Robert H} }