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Paropeas achatinaceum (L.Pfeiffer, 1846)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Gastropoda
order
Stylommatophora
family
Achatinidae
genus
Paropeas
species
Paropeas achatinaceum

Name

Synonyms
Achatina javanica Reeve, 1849
Allopeas javanicum (Reeve, 1849)
Bulimus achatinaceus L.Pfeiffer, 1846
Lamellaxis javanicum (Reeve, 1849)
Opeas henshawi Sykes, 1904
Opeas pruinosum Möllendorf, 1900
Prosopeas achatinaceum (L.Pfeiffer, 1846)
Prosopeas hasta F.Haas, 1912
Prosopeas javanicum (Reeve, 1849)
Stenogyra achatinacea (L.Pfeiffer, 1846)
Homonyms
Paropeas achatinaceum (L.Pfeiffer, 1846)
Common names
Indonesian Awlsnail in English
Snail in English
トクサオカチョウジ in Japanese
瑪瑙側鑽螺 in Chinese
瑪瑙錐蝸牛 in Chinese
속새대고둥 in Korean

Bibliographic References

  1. Bank, R. A.; Backhuys, W.; Vink, R. J. (2025). Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 19. A review and iconography of the shelled terrestrial gastropods of Ambon (Moluccas, Indonesia), including the description of seven new species and one new genus. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 24: 1-121. Leiden [20.12.2025].
  2. Brook, F. J. (2010). Coastal landsnail fauna of Rarotonga, Cook Islands: systematics, diversity, biogeography, faunal history, and environmental influences. <em>Tuhinga.</em> 21: 161-252.
  3. Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
  4. Gerlach, J. (2006). Terrestrial and freshwater Mollusca of the Seychelles islands. 1-141.
  5. Griffiths, O.L. & Florens, V.F.B. (2006). A field guide to the non-marine molluscs of the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Rodrigues and Réunion) and the northern dependencies of Mauritius. Bioculture Press: Mauritius. Pp. i–xv, 1–185, pls 1-32.
  6. Maassen, W. J. M. (2001). A preliminary checklist of the non-marine molluscs of West-Malaysia: "a Hand List". <em>De Kreukel, Extra Editie 2001.</em> 1–155.
  7. Marzuki, M. E. bin, Liew, T. S. [Thor-Seng] & Mohd-Azlan, J. (2021). Land snails and slugs of Bau limestone hills, Sarawak (Malaysia, Borneo), with the descriptions of 13 new species. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1035: 1–113 [27 April 2021].
  8. Naggs, F. & Raheem, D. (2000). Land snail diversity in Sri Lanka. An illustrated guide prepared for the launch of the Darwin Initiative programme. Photography by Harold Taylor. The Natural History Museum, London. pages i-xiii, 1-203. 246 coloured plates. ISBN 0565091514 (printed version), ISBN 0565091565 (compact disc).
  9. Vermeulen, J. J.; Whitten, A. J. (1998). Guide to the land snails of Bali. 164. Leiden: Backhuys.
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