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Bulimulus guadalupensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Orthalicoidea

Subfamily
  
Bulimulinae

Scientific name
  
Bulimulus guadalupensis

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Orthalicidae

Genus
  
Bulimulus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Similar
  
Bulimulus, Zachrysia provisoria, Drymaeus, Drymaeus multilineatus, Zachrysia

Bulimulus guadalupensis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.

The specific name guadalupensis refers to the West Indian island of Guadeloupe.

Distribution

Bulimulus guadalupensis probably originated in the Windward Islands (Breure, 1974). Now it is distributed throughout the Caribbean Basin, including Florida.

  • Dominica - introduced It is a highly variable species, which was recorded by Breure (1974) from one locality only: Roseau, Botanical Gardens. Angas (1884) reports it as “abundant on the lower slopes”. It is widely distributed in disturbed habitats throughout lowland Dominica.
  • Guadeloupe - introduced
  • Martinique - introduced
  • References

    Bulimulus guadalupensis Wikipedia