Beckianum beckianum

Beckianum beckianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra

Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Subulinidae
Subfamily: Subulininae
Genus: Beckianum
Species: B. beckianum
Binomial name
Beckianum beckianum
(L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
Synonyms

Synopeas beckianum (Pfeiffer)

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:

Description

Beckianum beckianum is a small snail.

Distribution

Beckianum beckianum is believed to be native to the Caribbean Basin.[2]

The distribution of Beckianum beckianum includes the West Indies and Central America.[3]

Lesser Antilles – introduced[3]

This snail can occasionally be spread via trade of cut flowers and beans (Phaseolus sp.).[2]

Ecology

Beckianum beckianum is considered to be a detritivore (eats detritus) and/or phytophagous (eats plants).[2]

References

This article incorporates public domain text, a public domain work of the United States Government from the reference.[2]

  1. 1 2 3 (Spanish) Barrientos Z. (2003). "Lista de especies de moluscos terrestres (Archaeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda, Archaeopulmonata, Stylommatophora, Soleolifera) informadas para Costa Rica". Rev. Biol. Trop. 51(Suppl. 3): 293-304. PDF
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13
  4. Pérez A. M., Sotelo M. & Arana I. (2004). "Altitudinal variation of diversity in landsnail communities from Maderas Volcano, Ometepe Island, Nicaragua. Variación altitudinal de la diversidad en comunidades de gasterópodos del Volcán Maderas, Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua". Iberus 22(1): 133-145. PDF.
  5. (Spanish) Pérez A. M., Sotelo M., Arana I. & López A. (2008). "Diversidad de moluscos gasterópodos terrestres en la región del Pacífico de Nicaragua y sus preferencias de hábitat". Rev. Biol. Trop. 56(1): 317-332,. PDF
  6. Robinson, D.G. & J. Slapcinsky. 2005. Recent introductions of alien land snails into North America. American Malacological Bulletin 20:89-93.
  7. Pérez M. (1994). "Primer registro de Beckianum beckianum (Pulmonata: Subulinidae) para Cuba". Revista Biología Tropical 41(3): 915-916.
  8. Franke S. & Fernández A. (2008). "Beckianum beckianum (Gastropoda: Subulinidae): new records from Havana, Cuba". Cocuyo 17: 57. PDF.
  9. Fernández A., Franke S. & González P.(2010). "Primer registro de Beckianum beckianum (Gastropoda: Subulinidae) para la Región Centro Oriental de Cuba". Cocuyo 18: 35-37. PDF.
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