Allopeas heudei
| Allopeas heudei | |
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| Shell of Allopeas heudei (holotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Suborder: | Achatinina |
| Superfamily: | Achatinoidea |
| Family: | Achatinidae |
| Genus: | Allopeas |
| Species: | A. heudei
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| Binomial name | |
| Allopeas heudei (Pilsbry, 1906)
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| Synonyms | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]This species occurs in China, Japan and Korea. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ Allopeas heudei (Pilsbry, 1906). 27 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Gbif.org: Allopeas heudei
- National Institute of Biological Resources. National Species list of Korea. II. Vertebrates, Invertebrates, Protozoans. Designzip. p. 338.