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Decollate snail

Rumina decollata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The decollate snail (Rumina decollata) is a species in the family Achatinidae.

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Quick facts about the decollate 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 decollate snail live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the decollate snail as introduced in 9 countries, and flagged as invasive in 2 of them.

  1. Japaninvasive
  2. Mexicoinvasive
  3. Albania
  4. Argentina
  5. Belgium
  6. Israel
  7. Saudi Arabia
  8. United States
  9. Uruguay

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 decollate 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 decollate snail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. familyAchatinidae
  5. genusRumina
  6. SpeciesRumina decollata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Bulimus bavouxi, Bulimus decollatus, Helix decollata, Jaminia decollata, Rumina decollata var. cruda, Rumina decollata var. cylindrica, Rumina decollata var. maura, Rumina decollata var. pellucida, Rumina decollata var. solida, Rumina paivae, Ruminia decollata, Stenogyra bavouxi, Stenogyra decollata, Stenogyra decollata var. claviformis

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Caragol de PadaCatalan
  • rumína uťatáCzech
  • StumpfschneckeGerman
  • Caracol destructorSpanish
  • Bulime tronquéFrench
  • רומינה ערופהHebrew
  • TupkaCroatian
  • Chiocciola decollataItalian
  • オオクビキレガイJapanese
  • Caracoleta-roscaPortuguese
  • rumina lámaváSlovak
  • bruten sylsnäckaSwedish
  • 斷頂芻螺Chinese
  • Caracol DegolladoSpanish
  • Caracol Degollado EuropeoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the decollate snail

Other species in the same genus Rumina.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the decollate snail an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the decollate snail as invasive in 2 countries: Japan and Mexico. It lists it as introduced in 9 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). Decollate snail (Rumina decollata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/decollate-snail

MLA

“Decollate snail (Rumina decollata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/decollate-snail.

BibTeX
@misc{decollate_snail_2026,
  title = {Decollate snail (Rumina decollata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/decollate-snail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}