Allopeas clavulinum

Allopeas clavulinum, common name the spike awlsnail,[1] is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.[2] This species is also known as Lamellaxis clavulinus.

Allopeas clavulinum
Allopeas clavulinum in Indonesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:	Achatinoidea
Family:	Achatinidae
Subfamily:	Subulininae
Genus:	Allopeas
Species:	A. clavulinum
Binomial name
Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
Synonyms
Lamellaxis clavulinus (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)

Subspecies

• Allopeas clavulinum kyotoense (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1904) - Japan[3]

Distribution

The non-indigenous distribution of this species includes:

• Great Britain, as a "hothouse alien".
• the Czech Republic, where it occurs as a "hothouse alien".[4]
• Australia[5]

References

1. "Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez and Michaud, 1838)". ITIS, accessed 10 October 2010.
2. Bank, R. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 10 January 2019.
3. "Allopeas clavulinum kyotoense オカチョウジガイ" Archived 2008-01-22 at the Wayback Machine. BISHOGAI Database, accessed 10 October 2010.
4. Horsák M., Dvořák L. & Juřičková L. (2004). "Greenhouse gastropods of the Czech Republic: current stage of research". Malakológiai Tájekoztató (Malacological Newsletter) 22: 141-147. PDF Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine.
5. "Lamellaxis clavulinus (Potiez & Michaud)". accessed 11 October 2010.