Leptinaria unilamellata is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.
Distribution Leptinaria unilamellata is a widespread species throughout the Caribbean Basin.
The distribution of Leptinaria unilamellata includes:
West Indies Dominica - introduced Guadeloupe - introduced Martinique - introduced other in the Lesser Antilles - introduced Central America Venezuela Peru
Ecology It is generally found in damp leaf litter and under rotten logs in Dominica.
It is ovoviviparous species.Carvalho C. De M., Da Silva J. P., Mendonça C. L. F.; Bessa E. C. De A. & D'ávila S. (2009). "Life history strategy of Leptinaria unilamellata (d'Orbigny, 1835) (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Subulinidae)". Invertebrate Reproduction & Development 53(4): 211-222. .
References This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference.Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13