Paropeas achatinaceum

Paropeas achatinaceum is native to Southeast Asia^[8] It is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region.^[6]

The type locality is Java.^[3]

Distribution include:

• Pratas Island, Taiwan^[9]

The non-native distribution of Paropeas achatinaceum includes:

• It became established in the Hawaiian Islands in the early 1900s.^[8]

Although it has not been reported from anywhere else in the Neotropics, it was recently (December 2002) intercepted during preclearance of a shipment of Eryngium from Puerto Rico to Georgia, USA.^[8] It is possible that the source of the specimen was the Dominican Republic, because much of the Eryngium shipped to the U.S. mainland from Puerto Rico is actually of Dominican origin.^[8]

• USA - introduced:^[8]
  • It was first detected on a shipment in Florida in 2002.^[8]
  • Miami-Dade County, Florida - it has been reported since 2003 in the wild^[8]
  • Broward County, Florida - it has been reported since 2003 in the wild^[8]

Paropeas achatinaceum is a phytophagous (plant eating) snail, which like many other subulinids, feeds on the roots of a wide variety of different plants, including those of the pineapple.^[8]

This article incorporates public domain text, a public domain work of the United States Government from the reference.^[8]

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