Allopeas micra

Allopeas micra is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.^[1]

Subspecies

• Allopeas micra mazatlanicum (Pilsbry, 1931)
• Allopeas micra micra (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)

Allopeas micra
Shell of Allopeas micra (specimen at the National History Museum, London)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Suborder:	Achatinina
Superfamily:	Achatinoidea
Family:	Achatinidae
Genus:	Allopeas
Species:	A. micra
Binomial name
Allopeas micra (d'Orbigny, 1835)
Synonyms
See list

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. ^[2]

Distribution

The distribution of Allopeas micra includes:

• West Indies
• from Mexico to Bolivia^[3]
• Dominica - introduced.^[3] First reported in 2009.^[3]

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• Helix (Cochlitoma) micra A. d'Orbigny, 1835 superseded combination
• Helix micra A. d'Orbigny, 1835 superseded combination
• Lamellaxis (Allopeas) micron (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
• Lamellaxis (Allopeas) micrus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
• Lamellaxis (Leptopeas) micra (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) superseded combination
• Lamellaxis micra (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) superseded combination
• Lamellaxis micrus A. d'Orbigny, 1835 incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
• Leptopeas micra (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) superseded combination
• Opeas dresseli (K. Miller, 1879) junior subjective synonym
• Opeas lucida (Poey, 1852) unaccepted
• Opeas micra (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) superseded combination
• Opeas octonoides (C. B. Adams, 1845) junior subjective synonym
• Opeas tryonianum (Tate, 1870) junior subjective synonym
• Opeas tryonianum var. subovale E. von Martens, 1898 junior subjective synonym
• Stenogyra (Opeas) dresseli K. Miller, 1879 junior subjective synonym
• Stenogyra (Opeas) octonoides (C. B. Adams, 1845) junior subjective synonym
• Stenogyra octonoides (C. B. Adams, 1845) junior subjective synonym