Paropeas achatinaceum | |
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Heterobranchia
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Euthyneura |
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Species: | P. achatinaceum
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Binomial name | |
Paropeas achatinaceum (
L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
[1]
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Synonyms [3] | |
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Paropeas achatinaceum is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinidae. [4]
The subgenus Paropeas within the genus Prosopeas was elevated to generic status in 1994, based on the anatomy of this species. [5]
Paropeas achatinaceum is a small snail with an oblong shell.
The reproductive system of Paropeas achatinaceum was described by Naggs (1994) [5] and by Azuma (1995). [6]
Paropeas achatinaceum is native to Southeast Asia [7] It is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region. [5]
The type locality is Java. [3]
Distribution include:
The non-native distribution of Paropeas achatinaceum includes:
Although it has not been reported from anywhere else in the Neotropics, it was recently (December 2002) intercepted during preclearance of a shipment of Eryngium from Puerto Rico to Georgia, USA. [7] It is possible that the source of the specimen was the Dominican Republic, because much of the Eryngium shipped to the U.S. mainland from Puerto Rico is actually of Dominican origin. [7]
Paropeas achatinaceum is a phytophagous (plant eating) snail, which like many other subulinids, feeds on the roots of a wide variety of different plants, including those of the pineapple. [7]
This article incorporates public domain text, a public domain work of the United States Government from the reference. [7]
Paropeas achatinaceum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
(unranked): | clade
Heterobranchia
clade
Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | |
Family: | |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | P. achatinaceum
|
Binomial name | |
Paropeas achatinaceum (
L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
[1]
| |
Synonyms [3] | |
|
Paropeas achatinaceum is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinidae. [4]
The subgenus Paropeas within the genus Prosopeas was elevated to generic status in 1994, based on the anatomy of this species. [5]
Paropeas achatinaceum is a small snail with an oblong shell.
The reproductive system of Paropeas achatinaceum was described by Naggs (1994) [5] and by Azuma (1995). [6]
Paropeas achatinaceum is native to Southeast Asia [7] It is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region. [5]
The type locality is Java. [3]
Distribution include:
The non-native distribution of Paropeas achatinaceum includes:
Although it has not been reported from anywhere else in the Neotropics, it was recently (December 2002) intercepted during preclearance of a shipment of Eryngium from Puerto Rico to Georgia, USA. [7] It is possible that the source of the specimen was the Dominican Republic, because much of the Eryngium shipped to the U.S. mainland from Puerto Rico is actually of Dominican origin. [7]
Paropeas achatinaceum is a phytophagous (plant eating) snail, which like many other subulinids, feeds on the roots of a wide variety of different plants, including those of the pineapple. [7]
This article incorporates public domain text, a public domain work of the United States Government from the reference. [7]