Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) is a animal in the Achatinidae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)

Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)

Allopeas clavulinum is a small snail with a distinct delicate turreted shell, introduced across many tropical and subtropical regions.

Family
Genus
Allopeas
Order
Stylommatophora
Class
Gastropoda

About Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)

Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) has a turreted shell that is delicate, glassy, translucent, and marked by a polished sheen. Its shell has six convex whorls, with the body whorl being the largest. The oval aperture is angular on its top and left sides, the peristome is simple and sharp-edged, and the shell has a blunt apex. This species is non-indigenous and widely distributed across the tropics and subtropics of East Africa. It has been introduced as a "hothouse alien" to Great Britain and the Czech Republic, and also occurs in India, Australia, and the Philippines.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Stylommatophora Achatinidae Allopeas

More from Achatinidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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