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Bulimulus guadalupensis

West Indian Bulimulus


Bulimulus guadalupensis

(Bruguière, 1789)

Family: Bulimulidae
Order: Stylommatophora
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia

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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

Source: Wikipedia, article Bulimulus guadalupensis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 334926
 
Miami Beach
Florida
United States
04/27/2019
Eduardo Nadal



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
92764027/04/2019United StatesFloridaMiami BeachEduardo Nadal
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. West Indian Bulimulus (Bulimulus guadalupensis) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 18/09/2026.