Allopeas brevispira explained

Allopeas brevispira is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

(Original description) The shell is openly perforate and oblong, notably short for the genus. It has a corneous, translucent, and glossy surface, finely striated with wrinkles. The spire is short and tapers smoothly to a blunt apex. It has 5½ moderately convex whorls. The aperture is elongated and rhombic-convex, with the outer lip arched forward in the middle. The columellar lip is reflexed, only adhering at the point of insertion, while the columella remains straight. [1]

Distribution

This species occurs in Japan. [2]

References

Notes and References

  1. Pilsbry, H. A. & Hirase, Y. . Descriptions of new land shells of the Japanese Empire. . Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . 1904 . 56 . 637 . 27 August 2024.
  2. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=11102187 Gbif.org: Opeas brevispira