Limicolaria flammea
Limicolaria flammea | |
---|---|
![]() | |
an adult Limicolaria flammea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | Achatinoidea
|
Family: | |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | L. flammea
|
Binomial name | |
Limicolaria flammea (Müller, 1774)
|
Limicolaria flammea is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.
Distribution[]
This species is native to West Africa: Nigeria.[1]
It was found as an introduced species in Tuas South, on the tropical island of Singapore, for the first time in 2006.[1] The spread of Limicolaria flammea is potentially damaging to the multi‐billion dollar horticultural industry in Singapore.[1] Malacologists have proposed the urgent eradication of this species in Singapore by handpicking; this is partly in order to prevent the spread of this species into the rest of tropical Asia based on the precautionary principle.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Limicolaria_flammea_shell.png/220px-Limicolaria_flammea_shell.png)
Ecology[]
There is a paucity of information on the biology and ecology of Limicolaria flammea in the wild.[1]
Oil palm and cocoa plantations are also mentioned as suitable habitat for Limicolaria flammea in Nigeria.[1]
In laboratory conditions, the snails start laying eggs at 5 months old; clutches of up to 56 eggs are produced.[1]
In laboratory experiments, Limicolaria flammea fed readily on potato, apple, lettuce, and carrot, and it is likely that the snails are unselective phytophagous, as has been reported for its congeners.[1]
This species is probably predominantly nocturnal.[1]
References[]
This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference[1]
External links[]
![]() |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Limicolaria flammea. |
- Achatinidae
- Gastropods described in 1774
- Taxa named by Otto Friedrich Müller