Allopeas prestoni

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

Variety

• Allopeas prestoni var. hawaiiense (Sykes, 1904): synonym of Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) (junior subjective synonym)

Allopeas prestoni
Shell of Allopeas prestoni (holotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Suborder:	Achatinina
Superfamily:	Achatinoidea
Family:	Achatinidae
Genus:	Allopeas
Species:	A. prestoni
Binomial name
Allopeas prestoni (Sykes, 1898)
Synonyms
Opeas prestoni Sykes, 1898 (original combination)

Description

The 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

The distribution of Allopeas prestoni includes:

• Sri Lanka.