[1] How the species reached Martinique is unknown, but they may have been intentionally introduced as "pets" or by workers returning from West Africa.

[3] The USDA routinely checks for the species in the luggage of travelers from West Africa, Nigeria particularly, Ghana, and Cameroon.

[4] The snail has a bulbous, large, and broad protoconch, with a white or bluish-white columella, parietal wall, and outer lip.

[1] The snail feeds on a variety of plants, including economically important crops such as bananas, lettuce, peanuts, and peas.

If the snail continues to spread, it could potentially be a problem for the health of people through parts of North America from Cuba to the United States.

Subsequently, even Canada has restrictions on import and keep of this species, even though there is no threat of invasive spread due to a climate that would be lethal for escaped individuals.

Captive individuals are easily fed with a variety of fruit and vegetables including tomato, lettuce, carrot, cucumber, beans, squash, banana and more.