Thelidomus aspera

Thelidomus aspera is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurodontidae. It is endemic to Jamaica.^[1]

Thelidomus aspera
Black-and-white photo of an apertural view of a shell of Thelidomus aspera from Jamaica. Scale bar = 1 cm.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Pleurodontidae
Genus:	Thelidomus
Species:	T. aspera
Binomial name
Thelidomus aspera (Férussac, 1821)
Synonyms
Helix granosa

Invasive species

This species has not yet become established in the US, but it is considered to represent a potentially serious threat as a pest, an invasive species which could negatively affect agriculture, natural ecosystems, human health or commerce. Therefore, it has been suggested that this species be given top national quarantine significance in the USA.^[2]

Ecology

Parasites

Thelidomus aspera is a host for larvae of the parasites Angiostrongylus cantonensis^[3] and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus.^[3]