Paropeas achatinaceum
| Paropeas achatinaceum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Achatinoidea |
| Family: | Subulinidae |
| Genus: | Paropeas |
| Species: | P. achatinaceum |
| Binomial name | |
| Paropeas achatinaceum (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Paropeas achatinaceum is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae.
Taxonomy
The subgenus Paropeas within the genus Prosopeas was elevated to generic status in 1994, based on the anatomy of this species.[4]
Description
Paropeas achatinaceum is a small snail with an oblong shell.
The reproductive system of Paropeas achatinaceum was described by Naggs (1994)[4] and by Azuma (1995).[5]
Distribution
Paropeas achatinaceum is native to Southeast Asia[6] It is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region.[4]
The type locality is Java.[2]
Distribution include:
The non-native distribution of Paropeas achatinaceum includes:
- It became established in the Hawaiian Islands in the early 1900s.[6]
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.[6] 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.[6]
- USA - introduced:[6]
- It was first detected on a shipment in Florida in 2002.[6]
- Miami-Dade County, Florida - it has been reported since 2003 in the wild[6]
- Broward County, Florida - it has been reported since 2003 in the wild[6]
Ecology
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.[6]
References
This article incorporates public domain text, a public domain work of the United States Government from the reference.[6]
- ↑ Pfeiffer L. (1846). Symbolae ad historiam heliceorum. Sectio tertia. T. Fischer, Cassel. 82.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Paropeas achatinaceum (Pfeiffer, 1846)". accessed 30 August 2010
- ↑ Reeve L. A. (1848–1850). Conchologia Iconica: or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals. Volume V. Containing the monographs of the genera Bulimus. Achatina. Dolium. Cassis. Turritella. Mesalia. Eglisia. Cassidaria. Oniscia. Eburnia. Reeve, Benham & Reeve, London. , pl. 17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Naggs F. (1994). "The reproductive anatomy of Paropeas achatinaceum and a new concept of Paropeas (Pulmonata: Achatinoidea: Subulinidae)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 60(2): 175-191. doi:10.1093/mollus/60.2.175.
- ↑ トクサオカチョウジガイ Paropeas achatinaceum (Pfeiffer) の生殖腺系統について Notes of the Genital System of Paropeas achatinaceum (Pfeiffer, 1846) [Achatinoidea: Subulinidae]". ちりぼたん The Chiribotan 25(3): 76-78. CiNii.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9
Robinson D. G. (16 June 2003). "Invasive Mollusk Survey of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, Florida June 2003". Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. PDF. - ↑ Wu S.-P., Hwang C.-C., Huang H.-M., Chang H.-W., Lin Y.-S. & Lee P.-F. (2007). "Land Molluscan Fauna of the Dongsha Island with Twenty New Recorded Species". Taiwania 52(2): 145-151. PDF.