Allochroa

Allochroa is a genus of gastropods belonging to the subfamily Pythiinae of the family Ellobiidae.

Allochroa
Shell of Allochroa bronnii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Ellobiida
Family:	Ellobiidae
Genus:	Allochroa Ancey, 1887
Type species
Auricula bronnii R. A. Philippi, 1846

The species of this genus are found in Australia, Malesia, Pacific Ocean.

Species:

• Allochroa bronnii (Philippi, 1846)
• Allochroa forestieri (Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1864) (taxon inquirendum)
• Allochroa layardi (H.Adams & A.Adams, 1855)
• Allochroa nana Martins, 1995
• Allochroa succinea Perugia, 2010
• Allochroa tenuis Martins, 1995

Synonyms

• Allochroa affinis (Gray, 1825): synonym of Pedipes affinis A. Férussac, 1821
• Allochroa anaaensis (Mousson, 1869): synonym of Allochroa layardi (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855) (junior synonym)
• Allochroa conica (Pease, 1863: synonym of Allochroa layardi (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855) (junior subjective synonym)
• Allochroa sandwichensis Souleyet, 1852): synonym of Allochroa bronnii R. A. Philippi, 1846 (junior subjective synonym)

External links

• Ancey, C.F. (1887). "Nouvelles contributions malacologiques". Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France. 4: 273–299.
• Frias Martins, A.M. de (1995). "Systematic revision of Allochroa Ancey, 1887 (Pulmonata: Ellobiidae), with an account of the anatomy of Allochroa layardi (H. & A. Adams, 1855) and the description of two new species". The Nautilus. 109 (1): 1–13.