garden zachrysia
(Zachrysia provisoria (Pfeiffer, 1858))

This species is Introduced in the United States

States Counties Points List Species Info
Origin
Zachrysia provisoria is native to Cuba. Garden zachrysia were purposefully introduced to the United States in the early 1990s.

Life Cycle
This snail has a medium shell, approximately 1 in. (2.54 cm) in length that is spherical in shape with light brown axial streaks and 4-5 whorls. Z. provisoria feeds on agricultural and horticultural crops. Garden zachrysia are found in leaf litter and ornamental plantings with populations highest during warm, rainy seasons.

Distribution
Z. provisoria are established in south Florida.

Control Efforts
Z. provisoria causes damage to crops and ornamental plants.

https://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/mannion/pdfs/GardenSnails.pdf
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/pleurodontidae_snails.htm#zachp
 

Maps


EDDMapS Distribution

EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org

State Regulated List

State Lists - This map identifies those states that have this species on their invasive species list or law.

Taxonomic Rank

Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795
Subclass: Heterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
Infraclass: Euthyneura Spengel, 1881
Superorder: Eupulmonata Haszprunar & Huber, 1990
Order: Stylommatophora A. Schmidt, 1855
Suborder: Helicina Schileyko, 1979
Infraorder: Helicoidei
Superfamily: Sagdoidea Pilsbry, 1895
Family: Zachrysiidae D. G. Robinson, Sei & Rosenberg, 2017
Genus: Zachrysia Pilsbry, 1894
Zachrysia provisoria (Pfeiffer, 1858)