Allopeas clavulinum

Allopeas clavulinum
Allopeas clavulinum in Indonesia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Suborder:	Achatinina
Superfamily:	Achatinoidea
Family:	Achatinidae
Genus:	Allopeas
Species:	A. clavulinum
Binomial name
Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
Synonyms
Allopeas mauritianum (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) junior subjective synonym Allopeas prestoni var. hawaiiense (Sykes, 1904) junior subjective synonym Bulimus clavulinus Potiez & Michaud, 1838 superseded combination Bulimus mauritianus L. Pfeiffer, 1853 superseded combination Lamellaxis (Allopeas) mauritianum (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) superseded combination Lamellaxis (Tomopeas) clavulinus (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) superseded combination Lamellaxis clavulinum [sic] incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet Lamellaxis clavulinus (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) Opeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) superseded combination Opeas mauritianum (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) superseded combination Opeas prestoni var. hawaiiensis Sykes, 1904 superseded combination Stenogyra (Opeas) clavulinus (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) superseded combination Subulina maurtiana (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) superseded combination

Allopeas clavulinum, common name the spike awlsnail,[1] is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.[2]

This species is also known as Lamellaxis clavulinus.

Subspecies

• Allopeas clavulinum kyotoense (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1904) - Japan[3] Earlier the subspecies was regarded as a standalone species: Allopeas kyotoense (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1904)[4]
• Allopeas clavulinum obesispira (Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1904)
• Allopeas clavulinum pyrgula (Schmacker & O. Boettger, 1891): synonym of Opeas pyrgula Schmacker & O. Boettger, 1891 (superseded combination)

Description

(Original description in Latin) The turreted shell is delicate, glassy, and translucent with a polished sheen. It features six convex whorls, with the body whorl being the largest. The oval aperture is angular at the top and left sides. The peristome is simple and sharp-edged. The shell has a blunt apex. [5]

Distribution

The non-indigenous distribution of this species has a wide distribution in the tropics and subtropics of East Africa. It is introduced elsewhere:

• Great Britain, as a "hothouse alien".
• the Czech Republic, where it occurs as a "hothouse alien".[6]
• India
• Australia[7]
• Philippines

References

1. "Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez and Michaud, 1838)". ITIS, accessed 10 October 2010.
2. Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838). 25 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
3. "Allopeas clavulinum kyotoense オカチョウジガイ" Archived 2008-01-22 at the Wayback Machine. BISHOGAI Database, accessed 10 October 2010.
4. "Allopeas kyotoense (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1904)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
5. Potiez, V. L. V. & Michaud, A. L. G. (1838). Galerie des mollusques, ou catalogue méthodique, descriptif et raisonné des mollusques et coquilles du Muséum de Douai. Tome 1, pp. xxxvi + 560 + 4 (Relevé des genres manquants; Errata). Atlas. Paris: Baillière. Retrieved 25 August 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
6. Horsák M., Dvořák L. & Juřičková L. (2004). "Greenhouse gastropods of the Czech Republic: current stage of research". Malakológiai Tájekoztató (Malacological Newsletter) 22: 141-147. PDF Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine.
7. "Lamellaxis clavulinus (Potiez & Michaud)". accessed 11 October 2010.

• Brook, F.J. (2010). "Coastal landsnail fauna of Rarotonga, Cook Islands: systematics, diversity, biogeography, faunal history, and environmental influences". Tuhinga. 21: 161–252.
• Gerlach, J. (2006). Terrestrial and freshwater Mollusca of the Seychelles islands. pp. 1–141.
• Griffiths, O.L. & Florens, V.F.B. (2006). A field guide to the non-marine molluscs of the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Rodrigues and Réunion) and the northern dependencies of Mauritius. Mauritius: Bioculture Press. pp. 1–185.

External links

• Pfeiffer, L (1853–1865). Die Gattungen Bulimus, Partula, Achatinella, Achatina und Azeca. In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. In: Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, Ersten Bandes, dreizehnte Abtheilung, erster Theil. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe.
• Sykes, E.R. (1904). "The Hawaiian species of Opeas". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 6: 112–113.
• Espinosa, J. A. & Robinson, D. G. (2021). "Annotated checklist of the terrestrial mollusks (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Hispaniola Island". Novitates Caribaea. 17 (17): 71–146. doi:10.33800/nc.vi17.250.
• Marzuki, M. E. bin, Liew, T. S. [Thor-Seng] & Mohd-Azlan, J. (2021). "Land snails and slugs of Bau limestone hills, Sarawak (Malaysia, Borneo), with the descriptions of 13 new species". ZooKeys (1035): 1–113. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1035.60843. PMC 8096804. PMID 33958931.