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Allopeas acmella

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Allopeas acmella
Drawing of a shell of Allopeas acmella (holotype)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Genus: Allopeas
Species:
A. acmella
Binomial name
Allopeas acmella
(Morelet, 1885)
Synonyms

Stenogyra acmella Morelet, 1885 (original combination)

Allopeas acmella is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 4 ¼ mm.

(Original description in Latin) The crystalline and smooth shell is small, turreted and needle-shaped, with a slightly blunt apex. It has 7 barely convex whorls, bordered by a finely toothed suture, with the body whorl making up about one-fourth of the shell's length. The aperture is ovate-lunate, with simple, curved margins, and the columellar margin slightly expanded and reflected at the top. [2]

Distribution

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This species was found in the Mayumba National Park, Gabon.

References

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  1. ^ Allopeas acmella(Morelet, 1885). 27 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Morelet, Arthur (1885). "Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles de l'Afrique équinoxiale". Journal de conchyliologie. 33: 26. Retrieved 27 August 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Breure, A. S. H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J. D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. p. 192.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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