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Subulina octona

Subulina octona

(Bruguière, 1789)

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

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Subulina octona is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.

Distribution: The native distribution of this species includes:
  • Caribbean
  • Cuba
  • Venezuela

This species has been introduced to and become established in:
  • Tanzania
  • Dominica
  • Czech Republic as a "hothouse alien"
  • Great Britain as a "hothouse alien"
  • Pratas Island, Taiwan
  • and other areas


Parasites: Subulina octona serves as an intermediate host for:
  • Postharmostomum gallinum
  • Angiostrongylus cantonensis
  • Platynosomum illiciens (syn.: P. fastosum)

Source: Wikipedia, article Subulina octona. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 435411
  Adult

Olivos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/14/2021
Alec Earnshaw
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Photography ID: 435409
 
Olivos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/14/2021
Alec Earnshaw


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
137386214/02/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresCalle Salta al 2300, OlivosAlec Earnshaw
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Subulina octona – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.