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Awl snail

Striosubulina striatella (Rang, 1831)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The awl snail (Striosubulina striatella) is a species in the family Achatinidae.

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Quick facts about the awl snail

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the awl snail live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the awl snail as introduced in 3 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Seychellesinvasive
  2. Belgium
  3. France

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the awl snail endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the awl snail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. familyAchatinidae
  5. genusStriosubulina
  6. SpeciesStriosubulina striatella (Rang, 1831)

Synonyms Helix striatella, Homorus striatella, Stenogyra angustior, Subulina angustior, Subulina grandis, Subulina striatella

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Striated awl snailEnglish
  • subulína africkáCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the awl snail

Other species in the same family Achatinidae.

Tiger snail

Achatina achatina

AchatinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the awl snail an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the awl snail as invasive in 1 country: Seychelles. It lists it as introduced in 3 in all.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Awl snail (Striosubulina striatella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/awl-snail

MLA

“Awl snail (Striosubulina striatella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/awl-snail.

BibTeX
@misc{awl_snail_2026,
  title = {Awl snail (Striosubulina striatella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/awl-snail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}