Beckianum beckianum

Beckianum beckianum is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinidae.[1]

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:
Achatinidae
Subfamily:
Subulininae
Genus:
Beckianum
Species:
B. beckianum
Binomial name
Beckianum beckianum
(L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
Synonyms

Synopeas beckianum (Pfeiffer)

Subspecies

Subspecies of Beckianum beckianum include:

  • Beckianum beckianum beckianum (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)[2]
  • Beckianum beckianum gabbianum (Angas, 1879)[2]

Description

Beckianum beckianum is a small snail.

Distribution

Beckianum beckianum is believed to be native to the Caribbean Basin.[3]

The distribution of Beckianum beckianum includes the Venezuela,[4] West Indies, and Central America.[5]


Lesser Antilles

  • Saint Martin – first reported in 2001[12]
  • Saint Barthélemy[13]
  • Saba – first collected in 1949[4]
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis – first collected in 1949[4]
  • Antigua – first collected in 1955[4]
  • Guadeloupe – possibly introduced. First reported in 1867[14]
  • Dominica – introduced. First reported in 2009[5]
  • Martinique – introduced. First reported in 1874[15]
  • Trinidad – first collected in 1948[4]
  • Margarita – first collected in 1936[4]


This species was introduced with horticultural shipments to the Hawaiian Islands in the early 1900s.[3]

This snail can occasionally be spread via trade of cut flowers and beans (Phaseolus sp.).[3]

Ecology

Beckianum beckianum is considered to be a detritivore (eats detritus) and/or phytophagous (eats plants).[3]

References

This article incorporates public domain text, a public domain work of the United States Government from the reference.[3]

  1. Bank, R. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: 16 July 2017.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. (in 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 Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 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.
  4. Haas F.(1962). "Caribbean land molluscs : Subulinidae and Oleacinidae". Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 58: 1-60. https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506084
  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 Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 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.
  7. (in 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
  8. Robinson, D.G. & J. Slapcinsky. 2005. Recent introductions of alien land snails into North America. American Malacological Bulletin 20:89-93.
  9. Pérez M. (1994). "Primer registro de Beckianum beckianum (Pulmonata: Subulinidae) para Cuba". Revista Biología Tropical 41(3): 915–916.
  10. Franke S. & Fernández A. (2008). "Beckianum beckianum (Gastropoda: Subulinidae): new records from Havana, Cuba". Cocuyo 17: 57. PDF.
  11. 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.
  12. Bertrand A.(2001). "Notes sur les mollusques terrestres de Saint-Martin". Documents Malacologiques 2: 35-37. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.29346.73921
  13. Questel K.(2001). "Les escargots terrestres de Saint-Barthélemy". le bulletin de l'Agence Territoriale de l'Environnement de Saint-Barthélemy 1: 10-13. PDF
  14. Charles, L. (2015). "Mollusques terrestres de l’archipel de la Guadeloupe, Petites Antilles". Report. Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Bordeaux, Bordeaux. 94 p. PDF
  15. Bouchet, P. & von Cosel, B. (1962). "Les mollusques terrestres des départements d'Outre-Mer". Report. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. 109 p.
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