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Allopeas gracile

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Achatinoidea

Subfamily
  
Subulininae

Scientific name
  
Allopeas gracile

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Subulinidae

Genus
  
Allopeas

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Similar
  
Allopeas, Subulinidae, Allopeas clavulinum, Subulina octona, Subulina

Allopeas gracile hutton 1834 graceful awlsnail


Allopeas gracile, common name the graceful awlsnail, is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae.

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Allopeas gracile hutton 1834 graceful awlsnail


Distribution

Allopeas gracile occurs throughout the (sub)tropics worldwide.

  • Hawaii & islands of Polynesia (naturalized)
  • West Indies
  • southern Mexico
  • Central and South America
  • Dominica - introduced. First reported in 2009.
  • Tanzania
  • It is also found living in greenhouses in other areas, as a "hothouse exotic".

    References

    Allopeas gracile Wikipedia