Beckianum beckianum

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Achatinoidea Subfamily Subulininae Scientific name Beckianum beckianum Rank Species		Class Gastropoda Family Subulinidae Genus Beckianum Phylum Mollusca
Similar Allopeas, Subulinidae, Drymaeus, Streptostele musaecola, Gastrocopta

Beckianum beckianum is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae.

Subspecies

Subspecies of Beckianum beckianum include:

Beckianum beckianum beckianum (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)

Beckianum beckianum gabbianum (Angas, 1879)

Beckianum beckianum is a small snail.

Beckianum beckianum is believed to be native to the Caribbean Basin.

The distribution of Beckianum beckianum includes the West Indies and Central America.

Nicaragua

Honduras

Costa Rica

USA - introduced:

Miami-Dade County, Florida – it has been reported since 2003

Broward County, Florida – it has been reported since 2003

Cuba - probably introduced

Lesser Antilles – introduced

Dominica - introduced. First reported in 2009

Guadeloupe – introduced

Martinique – introduced

This species was introduced with horticultural shipments to the Hawaiian Islands in the early 1900s.

This snail can occasionally be spread via trade of cut flowers and beans (Phaseolus sp.).

Beckianum beckianum is considered to be a detritivore (eats detritus) and/or phytophagous (eats plants).

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