Subulina octona is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.
Distribution The native distribution of this species includes: Caribbean Cuba"Mollusca" . Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011. VenezuelaRichards H. G. & Hummelinck P. W. (1940). "Land & Freshwater Mollusks from Margarita Island, Venezuela". Notulae Naturae 62 1-16. Martínez E, Rafael y Miranda A, Rafael E. (1968) "Aspectos de la reproducción en moluscos pulmonados del área metropolitana de Caracas" in Estudio de Caracas. Ecología vegetal - fauna Vol:II pp. 123-165. Universidad Central de Venezuela. Caracas-VenezuelaOjasti, Juhani., González Jiménez, Eduardo, Szeplaki Otahola, Eduardo. y García Román, Luis B. (2001) Informe sobre las especies exótica en Venezuela. Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales Caracas.
This species has been introduced to and become established in: Tanzania. DominicaRobinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 Czech Republic as a "hothouse alien" Great Britain as a "hothouse alien" Pratas Island, Taiwan and other areas
Parasites Subulina octona serves as an intermediate host for: Postharmostomum gallinum Angiostrongylus cantonensis Platynosomum illiciens (syn.: P. fastosum)
See also List of introduced molluscs species of Venezuela List of molluscs of Falcón state, Venezuela List of non-marine molluscs of El Hatillo Municipality, Miranda, Venezuela
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