''Beckianum beckianum'' is a

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of air-breathing land snail, a

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pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family

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Subspecies

Subspecies of ''Beckianum beckianum'' include: * ''Beckianum beckianum beckianum'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) * ''Beckianum beckianum gabbianum'' ( Angas, 1879)

Description

''Beckianum beckianum'' is a small snail.

Distribution

''Beckianum beckianum'' is believed to be native to the

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, and Central America.Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". ''

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Pérez A. M., Sotelo M. & Arana I. (2004). "Altitudinal variation of diversity in landsnail communities from Maderas Volcano, Ometepe Island, Nicaragua. Variación altitudinal de la diversidad en comunidades de gasterópodos del Volcán Maderas, Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua". ''Iberus'' 22(1): 133–145
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Pérez A. M., Sotelo M., Arana I. & López A. (2008). "Diversidad de moluscos gasterópodos terrestres en la región del Pacífico de Nicaragua y sus preferencias de hábitat". ''

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/ref> * Honduras * Costa Rica Barrientos Z. (2003). "Lista de especies de moluscos terrestres (Archaeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda, Archaeopulmonata, Stylommatophora, Soleolifera) informadas para Costa Rica". ''

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- introduced: **

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– it has been reported since 2003 **

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– it has been reported since 2003 *

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Fernández A., Franke S. & González P.(2010). "Primer registro de ''Beckianum beckianum'' (Gastropoda: Subulinidae) para la Región Centro Oriental de Cuba". ''Cocuyo'' 18: 35-37
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- probably introduced Lesser Antilles * Saint Martin – first reported in 2001Bertrand A.(2001). "Notes sur les mollusques terrestres de Saint-Martin". ''Documents Malacologiques'' 2: 35-37. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.29346.73921 * Saint BarthélemyQuestel K.(2001). "Les escargots terrestres de Saint-Barthélemy". ''le bulletin de l'Agence Territoriale de l'Environnement de Saint-Barthélemy'' 1: 10-13
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* Saba – first collected in 1949Haas F.(1962). "Caribbean land molluscs : Subulinidae and Oleacinidae". ''Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands'' 58: 1-60. https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506084 * Saint Kitts and Nevis – first collected in 1949 * Antigua – first collected in 1955 * Guadeloupe – possibly introduced. First reported in 1867Charles, L. (2015). "Mollusques terrestres de l’archipel de la Guadeloupe, Petites Antilles". Report. Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Bordeaux, Bordeaux. 94 p
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* Dominica – introduced. First reported in 2009 *

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– introduced. First reported in 1874Bouchet, P. & von Cosel, B. (1962). "Les mollusques terrestres des départements d'Outre-Mer". Report. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. 109 p. * Trinidad – first collected in 1948 * Margarita – first collected in 1936 This species was introduced with horticultural shipments to the Hawaiian Islands in the early 1900s. This snail can occasionally be spread via trade of

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and beans ('' Phaseolus'' sp.).

Ecology

''Beckianum beckianum'' is considered to be a detritivore (eats detritus) and/or

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(eats plants).

References

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from the reference.

Robinson D. G. (16 June 2003). "Invasive Mollusk Survey of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, Florida June 2003". Division of Plant Industry,

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