Euglandina rosea

Rosy Wolf Snail ( Euglandina rosea)

The Rosy Wolf Snail ( Euglandina rosea ) is a native North American land snail from the family of carnivorous snails ( Oleacinidae ); this family belongs to the order of terrestrial snails ( gastropod ).

Features

The right-handed, the spindle -shaped housing is in the adult animal about 7.6 cm, 10 cm long and sometimes reaches a diameter of about 2.8 cm. The case mouth is ovoid to crescent-shaped, cut off the spindle. The surface has distinct growth lines and is typically pinkish brown to brownish. The worm itself is a brownish color. The lower sensor almost touch the ground.

Occurrence, lifestyle and dissemination

The rosy wolf snail is found in forests, along roadsides and in gardens. It eats mainly other snails.

The worm has its natural habitat in the tropical North America, in the United States in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and southeastern Texas. In Hawaii and French Polynesia, she was exposed to combat snail Achatina fulica entrained agate, but it is now with the disappearance of native tree snail species associated ( families Achatinellidae, Amastridae and Partulidae ).