Allopeas clavulinum
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Allopeas clavulinum, common name
the spike awlsnail, is a species
of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail
, a terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae
. This species is also known as Lamellaxis clavulinus.
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
the spike awlsnail, is a species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
, a terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae
Subulinidae
Subulinidae is a family of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea.- Anatomy :...
. This species is also known as Lamellaxis clavulinus.
Distribution
The non-indigenous distribution of this species includes:- Great Britain, as a "hothouse alien".
- the Czech Republic, where it occurs as a "hothouse alien".
- Australia