Open AccessConfirmation of Polygyra cereolus (Gastropoda: Polygyridae) in Puerto Rico, Greater Antilles
Author(s) -
Charles Lienhard,
Arnaud Lenoble
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
novitates caribaea
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2079-0139
pISSN - 2071-9841
DOI - 10.33800/nc.vi16.234
Subject(s) - gastropoda , peninsula , geography , west indies , yucatan peninsula , caribbean island , snail , land snail , oceanography , ecology , archaeology , ethnology , geology , biology , history
Polygyra cereolus (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1816) is a small air-breathing snail originating in Florida, which is considered as an invasive species and is reported from a wide area in the south of the United States to Mexico and in some in some Caribbean Islands, Hawaii, Spain and the Arabian peninsula. Here we report the observation of this species in Puerto Rico.