Allopeas cavernicola explained

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

Description

The troglomorphic gastropod, Allopeas cavernicola was described as a new species based on specimens collected from Siju Cave in 1922. It was described as being “closely allied” to the “widely distributed” surface snail Allopeas gracile, but differed in terms of shell morphology and in having distinctly reduced eyes. A search in the same cave in 2019 found no living specimens.[1] [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in India.

Notes and References

  1. Annandale . T. N. . Chopra . D. . Molluscs of the Siju Cave, Garo Hills, Assam. . Records of the Indian Museum. . 1924 . 26 . 33-40 . 27 August 2024. (Original description)
  2. The biota of Siju Cave, Meghalaya, India: A comparison of biological records from 1922 and from 2019 . Harries . D. B. . Ilona Jacinta . Kharkongor . Uttam . Saikia . Cave and Karst Science . 47 . 3 . 2020 . 119-130.