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Common Opeas

Opeas hannense (Rang, 1831)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The common opeas (Opeas hannense) is a species in the family Achatinidae.

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Quick facts about the common opeas

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 common opeas live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the common opeas as introduced in 11 countries.

  1. Austria
  2. Ecuador
  3. French Polynesia
  4. Mayotte
  5. Mexico
  6. Micronesia
  7. Poland
  8. Solomon Islands
  9. United States
  10. Uruguay
  11. Vanuatu

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 common opeas 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 common opeas classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. familyAchatinidae
  5. genusOpeas
  6. SpeciesOpeas hannense (Rang, 1831)

Synonyms Bulimus assurgens, Bulimus compressilabris, Bulimus pumilus, Helix clavulus, Helix goodallii, Helix hannensis, Lamellaxis goodalli, Opeas aciculiforme, Opeas goodalli, Opeas pumilum, Stenogyra aciculaeformis, Stenogyra ascendens, Stenogyra goodalli, Synopeas pumilum

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Dwarf awlsnailEnglish
  • Two-toned awl snailEnglish
  • subulína maláCzech
  • Aiguillette naineFrench
  • småsylsnäckaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common opeas

Other species in the same genus Opeas.

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Common questions

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Is the common opeas an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the common opeas as introduced in 11 countries, including Austria, Ecuador, French Polynesia, Mayotte and Mexico, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

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). Common Opeas (Opeas hannense). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-opeas

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BibTeX
@misc{common_opeas_2026,
  title = {Common Opeas (Opeas hannense)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-opeas},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}