Euglandina rosea
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 Euglandina rosea
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| Euglandina rosea (Férussac, 1821) |
The rosy wolfsnail or the cannibal snail, Euglandina rosea, is a species of large predatory air-breathing land snail, a carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Spiraxidae.
[edit] Distribution
This species is native to tropical North America, but is has become an invasive species in many other places including Hawaii.
[edit] Life habits
This species is a voracious predator, preying on other snails and slugs. The smaller species of snail that it eats are ingested whole.
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