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Allopeas heudei

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Allopeas heudei
Shell of Allopeas heudei (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. heudei
Binomial name
Allopeas heudei
(Pilsbry, 1906)
Synonyms

Opeas heudei Pilsbry, 1906

Allopeas heudei 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 8.5 mm, its diameter 2.7 mm.

(Original description) The rimmed and turrited shell tapers uniformly with straight sides. It is thin, faintly yellowish-corneous, and glossy, with delicate wrinkle-like striations. The shell consists of 7½ moderately convex whorls, separated by a deeply impressed suture. The ovate aperture is about 3.5 times shorter than the total shell length. The columella is slightly concave and broadly reflexed near the top. [2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in China, Japan and Korea. [3]

References

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  1. ^ Allopeas heudei (Pilsbry, 1906). 27 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Pilsbry, H.A. (1906–1907). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 18: Achatinidae: Stenogyrinae and Coeliaxinae. Philadelphia: Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences. Retrieved 27 August 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Gbif.org: Allopeas heudei
  • National Institute of Biological Resources. National Species list of Korea. II. Vertebrates, Invertebrates, Protozoans. Designzip. p. 338.