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 <small>(Pilsbry, 1931)</small>
- Allopeas micra micra <small>(A. d'Orbigny, 1835)</small>
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:
Synonyms
- Achatina lucida <small>Poey, 1852</small> junior subjective synonym
- Bulimus contractus <small>Poey, 1853</small> junior subjective synonym
- Bulimus octonoides <small>C. B. Adams, 1845</small> junior subjective synonym
- Bulimus tryonianus <small>Tate, 1870</small> junior subjective synonym
- Helix (Cochlitoma) micra <small>A. d'Orbigny, 1835</small> superseded combination
- Helix micra <small>A. d'Orbigny, 1835</small> superseded combination
- Lamellaxis (Allopeas) micron <small>(A. d'Orbigny, 1835)</small> incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
- Lamellaxis (Allopeas) micrus <small>(A. d'Orbigny, 1835)</small> incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
- Lamellaxis (Leptopeas) micra <small>(A. d'Orbigny, 1835)</small> superseded combination
- Lamellaxis micra <small>(A. d'Orbigny, 1835)</small> superseded combination
- Lamellaxis micrus <small>A. d'Orbigny, 1835</small> incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
- Leptopeas micra <small>(A. d'Orbigny, 1835)</small> superseded combination
- Opeas dresseli <small>(K. Miller, 1879)</small> junior subjective synonym
- Opeas lucida <small>(Poey, 1852)</small> unaccepted
- Opeas micra <small>(A. d'Orbigny, 1835)</small> superseded combination
- Opeas octonoides <small>(C. B. Adams, 1845)</small> junior subjective synonym
- Opeas tryonianum <small>(Tate, 1870)</small> junior subjective synonym
- Opeas tryonianum var. subovale <small>E. von Martens, 1898</small> junior subjective synonym
- Stenogyra (Opeas) dresseli <small>K. Miller, 1879</small> junior subjective synonym
- Stenogyra (Opeas) octonoides <small>(C. B. Adams, 1845)</small> junior subjective synonym
- Stenogyra octonoides <small>(C. B. Adams, 1845)</small> junior subjective synonym
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