''Bulimulus diaphanus'' is a species of tropical air-breathing

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Subspecies

* ''Bulimulus diaphanus fraterculus'' ( Potiez &

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Distribution

Distribution of ''Bulimulus diaphanus fraterculus'' include Lesser Antilles: *

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- The first record for Dominica of this taxon has been in 2009. It is possible that ''Bulimulus diaphanus fraterculus'' was introduced to Dominica from one of the more northerly islands, where it was listed by Breure (1974).Breure A. S. H. (1974). "Caribbean land molluscs: Bulimulidae, I. ''Bulimulus''". ''Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands'' 45: 1-80, figs. 1-80, pls 1-7, tables 1-17.

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference Robinson 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". ''

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'' 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13 * Potiez, V.L. L. & Michaud, A. L. G., 1838 Galerie des mollusques, ou catalogue méthodique, descriptif et raisonné des mollusques et coquilles du Muséum de Douai, vol. I, p. 560 pp * Breure, A. S. H., 1976. Types of Bulimulidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 233 "1975": 1137-1187, sér. ser.3, part. Zoologie Bulimulus {{Orthalicidae-stub