| Bulimulus guadalupensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Bulimulidae |
| Genus: | Bulimulus |
| Species: | B. guadalupensis |
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| Bulimulus guadalupensis (Bruguière, 1789) | |
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Bulimulus guadalupensis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.
The specific name guadalupensis refers to the West Indian island of Guadeloupe.
Distribution
Bulimulus guadalupensis probably originated in the Windward Islands (Breure, 1974). Now it is distributed throughout the Caribbean Basin, including Florida.
- Dominica - introduced It is a highly variable species, which was recorded by Breure (1974) from one locality only: Roseau, Botanical Gardens. Angas (1884) reports it as “abundant on the lower slopes”. It is widely distributed in disturbed habitats throughout lowland Dominica.
- Guadeloupe - introduced
- Martinique - introduced
References
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- ^ 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 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Breure A. S. H. (1974). "Caribbean land molluscs: Bulimulidae, I. Bulimulus". Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 45: 1-80, figs. 1-80, pls 1-7, tables 1-17.
- Angas G. F. (1884). "On the terrestrial Mollusca of Dominica, collected during a recent visit to that island". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1883: 594-597, figs 1-3.
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