Allopeas
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Allopeas, common name
the "awl snails", is a genus
of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Subulinidae
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Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
the "awl snails", is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
s, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Subulinidae
Subulinidae
Subulinidae is a family of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea.- Anatomy :...
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Species
The genus Allopeas includes the following species:- Allopeas clavulinumAllopeas clavulinumAllopeas clavulinum, common name the spike awlsnail, is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae...
(Potiez & Michaud, 1838) - spike awlsnail - Allopeas gracileAllopeas gracileAllopeas gracile, common name the graceful awlsnail, is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae.- Distribution :...
(Hutton, 1834) - graceful awlsnail - type species - Allopeas mauritianum (Pfeiffer, 1852) - Mauritian awlsnail
- Allopeas micraAllopeas micraAllopeas micra is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae.- Distribution :The distribution of Allopeas micra includes:* West Indies* from Mexico to Bolivia...
(d’Orbigny, 1835) - Allopeas myrmekophilos R. Janssen, 2002