Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Cecilioides acicula
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Stylommatophora
Superfamily
Achatinoidea
Family
Ferussaciidae
Genus
Cecilioides
Species
acicula
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2014
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
- Miquel, S.E. Herrera, W.H. (2014) Catalogue of terrestrial gastropods from Galapagos (exept Bulimulidae and Succineidae) with description of a new species of Ambrosiella odhner (Achatinellidae) Molluskenfunde 143 (2) 107-133
- Miquel, S.E. Comparación de especimenes mediante fotografías (2012) CAS-IZ 81526.
- Pilsbry, H.A. (1909-10) Cecilioides, Glessula and Partulidae Manual of Conchology (2) 20: 1-336, 43 pls. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, ed. Philadelphia
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cecilioides acicula", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15561. Accessed 6 November 2026.