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Tomostele musaecola (Morelet, 1860)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Gastropoda

Order
Spirostreptida

Suborder
Spirostreptidea

Family
Spirostreptidae

Genus
Tomostele

Species
musaecola

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Streptostele musaecola (Morelet, 1860);

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2013

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Santa Cruz

References

  • Miquel, S.E. Henri W. Herrera (2019) Contribution to the knowledge of selected land gastropods of Galápagos (Ecuador) (Mollusca, Cycloneritida and Stylommatophora) ISSN 0341-8391

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"Galapagos Species Database, Tomostele musaecola", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20277. Accessed 5 November 2026.