Allopeas prestoni is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.[1]
| Allopeas prestoni | |
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| Shell of Allopeas prestoni (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. prestoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Allopeas prestoni (Sykes, 1898)
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| Synonyms | |
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Opeas prestoni Sykes, 1898 (original combination) | |
- Variety
- Allopeas prestoni var. hawaiiense (Sykes, 1904): synonym of Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) (junior subjective synonym)
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 11 mm, its diameter 3.25 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The slightly perforate and elongate-cylindrical shell is translucent, thin, and exhibits a horny or waxy-horny coloration. The protoconch is somewhat blunt. The shell comprises 8.5 flatly convex whorls, delicately striated with growth lines. The body whorl accounts for 9/20 of the total shell length. The suture is distinctly impressed. The aperture is elongate-ovate in shape. The peristome is simple and sharp, with the columellar margin slightly reflexed at the base, nearly covering the perforation. [2]
Distribution
editThe distribution of Allopeas prestoni includes:
References
edit- ^ Allopeas prestoni(Sykes, 1898). 29 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Sykes, E.R. (1898). "List of the species of Cataulus found in Ceylon, with descriptions of some new land-shells from that island". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 3: 73. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
edit- Naggs, F. & Raheem, D (2000). Land snail diversity in Sri Lanka. An illustrated guide prepared for the launch of the Darwin Initiative programme. Photography by Harold Taylor. London: The Natural History Museum. pp. 1–203. ISBN 0565091514.
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