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Allopeas cavernicola

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Allopeas cavernicola
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. cavernicola
Binomial name
Allopeas cavernicola
(Annandale & Chopra, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Lamellaxis (Allopeas) vernicola (Annandale & Chopra, 1924) (unaccepted combination)
  • Opeas cavernicola Annandale & Chopra, 1924 superseded combination
  • Opeas cavernicola var. vamana Annandale & Chopra, 1924 junior subjective synonym

Allopeas cavernicola 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 troglomorphic gastropod, Allopeas cavernicola was described as a new species based on specimens collected from Siju Cave in 1922. It was described as being “closely allied” to the “widely distributed” surface snail Allopeas gracile, but differed in terms of shell morphology and in having distinctly reduced eyes. A search in the same cave in 2019 found no living specimens.[2][3]

Distribution

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This species occurs in India.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Allopeas cavernicola (Annandale & Chopra, 1924). 27 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ a b Annandale, T. N.; Chopra, D. (1924). "Molluscs of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam" (PDF). Records of the Indian Museum. 26: 33–40. Retrieved 27 August 2024. (Original description)
  3. ^ Harries, D. B.; Kharkongor, Ilona Jacinta; Saikia, Uttam (2020). "The biota of Siju Cave, Meghalaya, India: A comparison of biological records from 1922 and from 2019" (PDF). Cave and Karst Science. 47 (3): 119–130.