Allopeas micra
Allopeas micra is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.
;Subspecies:
- Allopeas micra mazatlanicum
- ''Allopeas micra micra''
Description
The shell is elongated and turreted, thin and translucent. It shows very pronounced striations formed by small, sharp, raised ribs. It is nearly umbilicate, with a long, almost conical spire that ends in an obtuse apex. The shell is composed of 8 whorls that are slightly rounded. The aperture is oval with sharp, well-defined margins, and the columella is straight. The shell exhibits a yellowish-white color.Distribution
The distribution of Allopeas micra includes:- West Indies
- from Mexico to Bolivia
- Dominica - introduced. First reported in 2009.
Synonyms
- Achatina lucida Poey, 1852 junior subjective synonym
- Bulimus contractus Poey, 1853 junior subjective synonym
- Bulimus octonoides C. B. Adams, 1845 junior subjective synonym
- Bulimus tryonianus Tate, 1870 junior subjective synonym
- Helix micra A. d'Orbigny, 1835 superseded combination
- Helix micra A. d'Orbigny, 1835 superseded combination
- Lamellaxis micron incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
- Lamellaxis micrus incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
- Lamellaxis micra superseded combination
- Lamellaxis micra superseded combination
- Lamellaxis micrus A. d'Orbigny, 1835 incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
- Leptopeas micra superseded combination
- Opeas dresseli junior subjective synonym
- Opeas lucida unaccepted
- Opeas micra superseded combination
- Opeas octonoides junior subjective synonym
- Opeas tryonianum junior subjective synonym
- Opeas tryonianum var. subovale E. von Martens, 1898 junior subjective synonym
- Stenogyra dresseli K. Miller, 1879 junior subjective synonym
- Stenogyra octonoides junior subjective synonym
- Stenogyra octonoides junior subjective synonym