Western Australian Organism List

The Western Australian Organism List (WAOL) database allows you to search for organisms declared under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 [1] (BAM Act). It is not a complete list of all organisms in Western Australia or their attributes. Use the database to find the legal status of organisms, control requirements, declared pest species and more.

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A total of 66 results were found at 15:45 on 30th April 2025 when searching for Gastropoda.

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  • Achatina fulica (Férussac, 1821) [4] 
    Family: Achatinidae

    Synonyms: Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Férussac, 1821), Achatina hamillei Petit, 1859, Helix (Cochlitoma) fulica Férussac, 1821, Helix fulica Férussac, 1821, Lissachatina fulica (Férussac, 1821). Common name: Giant African snail.

  • Acusta ravida (Benson, 1842) [5] 
    Family: Camaenidae

    Synonyms: Bradybaena ravida (Benson, 1842), Eulota ravida (Benson, 1842), Helix ravida Benson, 1842, Nanina ravida Benson, 1842. Common name: Bush snail.

  • Allopeas gracile (Hutton, 1834) [6] 
    Family: Achatinidae

    Synonyms: Bulimus gracilis Hutton, 1834, Opeas ardelio Iredale, 1941. Common name: Graceful awlsnail.

  • Ariolimax columbianus (Gould, 1851) [7] 
    Family: Arionidae

    Common names: Wild banana slug, Pacific banana skug.

  • Arion (Arion) lusitanicus Mabille, 1868 [8] 
    Family: Arionidae

    Common name: Spanish slug.

  • Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758) [9] 
    Family: Arionidae

    Synonym: Limax ater Linnaeus, 1758. Common name: Black slug.

  • Arion circumscriptus Johnston, 1828 [10] 
    Family: Arionidae

    Synonym: Arion (Carinarion) circumscriptus Johnston, 1828. Common name: brown-banded arion.

  • Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868 [11] 
    Family: Arionidae

    Synonym: Arion (Kobeltia) distinctus Mabille, 1868. Common names: darkface arion, Arionid slug.

  • Arion fasciatus (Nilsson, 1823) [12] 
    Family: Arionidae

    Synonym: Arion (Carinarion) fasciatus (Nilsson, 1823). Common names: orange-banded arion, Banded slug.

  • Arion hortensis Ferussac, 1819 [13] 
    Family: Arionidae

    Common name: Garden slug.

  • Arion intermedius Normand, 1852 [14] 
    Family: Arionidae

    Common name: Hedgehog slug.

  • Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud, 1805) [15] 
    Family: Arionidae

    Synonyms: Arion (Mesarion) subfuscus (Draparnaud, 1805), Limax subfuscus Draparnaud, 1805. Common name: Dusky arion.

  • Austropeplea tomentosa (Pfeiffer, 1855) [16] 
    Family: Lymnaeidae

    Synonyms: Glacilimnea gelida Iredale, 1943, Limnaea brazieri Smith, 1882, Limnaea gunnii Petterd, 1889, Limnaea huonensis Tenison-Woods, 1876, Limnaea launcestonensis Tenison-Woods, 1876, Limnaea lutosa Petterd, 1889, Limnaea papyracea Tate, 1880, Limnaea subaquatilis Tate, 1880, Limnaea subaquatilis.... Common names: Lymnaea Snail, Liver-fluke snail.

  • Boettgerilla pallens Simroth, 1912 [17] 
    Family: Boettgerillidae

    Synonym: Boegerilla vermiformis Wiktor, 1959. Common name: Boettgerillid slug.

  • Bothriembryon (Bothriembryon) costulata (Lamarck, 1822) [18] 
    Family: Bothriembryontidae

    Synonyms: Bothriembryon melo hartogensis Kobelt, 1901, Bothriembryon onslowi minor Pilsbry, 1900, Bulimus (Liparus) onslowi Smith, 1894, Bulimus inflatus Lamarck, 1822, Helix (Cochlogena) costulata Férussac, 1821, Helix costulata Lamarck, 1822.

  • Bothriembryon (Bothriembryon) kingii (Gray, 1825) [19] 
    Family: Bothriembryontidae

    Synonyms: Bothriembryon jacksoni Iredale, 1939, Bothriembryon maxwelli Kobelt, 1901, Bothriembryon notatus Iredale, 1939, Bothriembryon physoides humilis Pilsbry, 1900, Bulimus kingii Gray, 182, Bulimus quoyi Cox, 1864, Helix bulimus King,1826, Helix trilineata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832.

  • Bothriembryon (Bothriembryon) melo (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) [20] 
    Family: Bothriembryontidae

    Synonyms: Bothriembryon inflatus castaneus Pilsbry, 1900, Bothriembryon physalis Kobelt, 1901, Bulimus ovum Deshayes, 1838, Bulimus physodes Menke, 1843, Helix melo Quoy, & Gaimard, 1832, Helix melones Férussac, 1821.

  • Bradybaena similaris (Ferussac, 1821) [21] 
    Family: Camaenidae

    Synonym: Helix similaris Férussac, 1821. Common names: white bradybaena snail, round snail, Asian tramp snail.

  • Bradybaena tourannensis (Souleyet, 1852) [22] 
    Family: Camaenidae

    Synonym: Eulota tourannensis (Souleyet, 1852).

  • Cernuella virgata (Da Costa, 1778) [23] 
    Family: Hygromiidae

    Synonyms: Cernuella (Cernuella) virgata (Da Costa, 1778), Helix virgata Da Costa, 1778. Common name: Vineyard snail.

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Whether the organism is currently found in Western Australia.

BAM Act Definitions

Legal status

Each listed organism is declared under the Biosecurity Management act with certain legal requirements:

Declared Pest, Prohibited - s12

Prohibited organisms are declared pests by virtue of section 22(1), and may only be imported and kept subject to permits. Permit conditions applicable to some species may only be appropriate or available to research organisations or similarly secure institutions.

Permitted - s11

Permitted organisms must satisfy any applicable import requirements when imported. They may be subject to an import permit if they are potential carriers of high-risk organisms.

Declared Pest - s22(2)

Declared pests must satisfy any applicable import requirements when imported, and may be subject to an import permit if they are potential carriers of high-risk organisms. They may also be subject to control and keeping requirements once within Western Australia.

Permitted, Requires Permit - r73

Regulation 73 permitted organisms may only be imported subject to an import permit. These organisms may be subject to restriction under legislation other than the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007. Permit conditions applicable to some species may only be appropriate or available to research organisations or similarly secure institutions.

Unlisted - s14

If you are considering importing an unlisted organism/s you will need to submit the name/s for assessment, as unlisted organisms are automatically prohibited entry into WA.

Control categories

Declared pests can be assigned to a C1, C2 or C3 control category under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013 [41]. Prohibited organisms can be assigned to a C1 or C2 control category, the control categories are:

C1 Exclusion

Organisms which should be excluded from part or all of Western Australia.

C2 Eradication

Organisms which should be eradicated from part or all of Western Australia.

C3 Management

Organisms that should have some form of management applied that will alleviate the harmful impact of the organism, reduce the numbers or distribution of the organism or prevent or contain the spread of the organism.

Unassigned

Unassigned: Declared pests that are recognised as having a harmful impact under certain circumstances, where their subsequent control requirements are determined by a Plan or other legislative arrangements under the Act.

Keeping categories

The Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013 [41] (BAM Regs) specify prohibited and restricted keeping categories for the purposes of regulating organisms declared under the BAM Act. In regards to the purposes for which they can be kept, and the entities that can keep them for that purpose. A keeping permit is the administrative tool used to assign specific conditions to the keeping of an organism.

Prohibited keeping

Can only be kept under a permit for public display and education purposes, and/or genuine scientific research, by entities approved by the state authority.

Restricted keeping

Organisms which, relative to other species, have a low risk of becoming a problem for the environment, primary industry or public safety and can be kept under a permit by private individuals.

Exempt keeping

No permit or conditions are required for keeping. There may be other requirements under BAMA such as those required for entry of livestock, pigeons and doves, or waybill requirements for stock movement. An organism in the exempt keeping category may also be regulated by other legislation such as the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (WCA), administered by DPaW.

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[1] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/bam/biosecurity-and-agriculture-management-western-australia
[2] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms
[3] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/export?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[4] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/79629?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[5] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/76096?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[6] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/144625?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[7] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/117334?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[8] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/75155?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[9] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/76139?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[10] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/75152?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[11] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/114451?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[12] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/76167?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[13] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/75153?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[14] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/75154?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[15] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/106501?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[16] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/72220?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[17] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/71510?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[18] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/73774?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[19] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/76016?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[20] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/76020?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[21] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/78149?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[22] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/79163?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[23] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/79622?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[24] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc&page=1
[25] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc&page=2
[26] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc&page=3
[27] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&ref_code_name=PRO
[28] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&ref_code_name=PER
[29] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&ref_code_name=PER-DP
[30] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&classification=1
[31] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&rank=species
[32] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&rank=subspecies
[33] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&region=133
[34] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&control=C1
[35] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&control=C3
[36] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&control=NA
[37] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&keep=PROHIBITED
[38] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&presence=present
[39] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&presence=absent
[40] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda&presence=unknown
[41] http://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_13043_homepage.html

Source URL: https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Gastropoda
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