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Bean slug

Sarasinula plebeia (P. Fischer, 1868)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The bean slug (Sarasinula plebeia) is a species in the family Veronicellidae, order Systellommatophora.

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Quick facts about the bean slug

Weight
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Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bean slug live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the bean slug as introduced in 6 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Jamaicainvasive
  2. Ecuador
  3. French Polynesia
  4. Mexico
  5. United States
  6. Vanuatu

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the bean slug endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bean slug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderSystellommatophora
  5. familyVeronicellidae
  6. genusSarasinula
  7. SpeciesSarasinula plebeia (P. Fischer, 1868)

Synonyms Angustipes plebeius, Sarasinula agassizi, Sarasinula plebeja, Sarasinula tahitiana, Semperula plebeia, Vaginula agassizi, Vaginula andreana, Vaginula brunnea, Vaginula hedleyi, Vaginula levucana, Vaginula plebeia, Vaginula samoana, Vaginula tahitiana, Vaginulus plebeius, Veronicella agassizi, Veronicella brunnea, Veronicella hedleyi

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Caribbean leatherleafEnglish
  • Caribbean leatherleaf slugEnglish
  • Babosa hoja de cueroSpanish
  • Véronicelle caraïbeFrench
  • Limaccia delle foglie caraibicaItalian
  • LesmaPortuguese
  • 普通撒氏蛞蝓Chinese
  • Lesma de feijãoPortuguese
  • 花點皺足蛞蝓Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bean slug

Other species in the same genus Sarasinula.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the bean slug an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the bean slug as invasive in 1 country: Jamaica. It lists it as introduced in 6 in all.

What kind of animal is the bean slug?

The bean slug (Sarasinula plebeia) belongs to the family Veronicellidae in the order Systellommatophora.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bean slug (Sarasinula plebeia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bean-slug

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BibTeX
@misc{bean_slug_2026,
  title = {Bean slug (Sarasinula plebeia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bean-slug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}