Allopeas gracile explained

Allopeas gracile, common name the graceful awlsnail,^[1] is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.

Distribution

Allopeas gracile occurs throughout the tropics and subtropics worldwide.

• Hawaii & islands of Polynesia (naturalized)^[2]
• West Indies
• southern Mexico
• Central and South America
• Dominica - introduced. First reported in 2009.
• Tanzania^[3]

It is also found living in greenhouses in other areas, as a "hothouse exotic".

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=567215 "Allopeas gracile (Hutton, 1834)"
2. Web site: Cook Islands Biodiversity : Allopeas gracile - Graceful Awlsnail.
3. Rowson B., Warren B. H. & Ngereza C. F. (2010). "Terrestrial molluscs of Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, and its status as an "oceanic" island". ZooKeys 70: 1-39. .
4. 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