Allochroa layardi

Allochroa layardi
	Animal and shell of Allochroa layardi (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Ellobiida
Family:	Ellobiidae
Genus:	Allochroa
Species:	A. layardi
Binomial name
	Allochroa layardi; (H.Adams & A.Adams, 1855)
Synonyms
	Allochroa anaaensis (Mousson, 1869) (junior synonym); Allochroa conica (Pease, 1863 junior subjective synonym; Ellobium conica (Pease, 1863) junior subjective synonym; Laemodonta conica (Pease, 1863); Laimodonta anaaensis Mousson, 1869; Laimodonta bronnii var. producta Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1905; Laimodonta conica Pease, 1863 junior subjective synonym; Laimodonta conica var. conicoides Tapparone Canefri, 1883; Laimodonta pfeifferi Dunker in Pfeiffer, 1860; Ophicardelus (Laimodonta) layardi H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 (original combination); Ophicardelus layardi H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 (original combination);

Allochroa layardi is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Ellobiidae.^[2]^[1]

Description

(Original description in Latin) The ovate-conical shell is reddish-brown and shows a broad, transverse white band. The spire is elevated. The apex is pointed. The whorls are flat and transversely grooved. The aperture is ovate. The columella has three folds, the posterior folds strong. The inner lip has inside a single lamella and has a sharp-edged margin.^[3]

Distribution

The species is found in littoral and supralittoral zones of Australia, Malesia, Sri Lanka; Indo-Pacific Ocean from Mauritius to Hawaii.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Allochroa layardi (H.Adams & A.Adams, 1855). 29 March 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
^ ^a ^b "Allochroa layardi (H.Adams & A.Adams, 1855)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1855). "Contributions towards the natural history of the Auriculidae, a family of pulmoniferous Mollusca; with descriptions of many new species from the Cumingian Collection". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1854 (22): 35. Retrieved 22 August 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Groh, K. (2010). Philippine marine mollusks, vol. 3. Hackenheim: Conchbook. pp. 446–457.
Brook, F.J. (2010). "Coastal landsnail fauna of Rarotonga, Cook Islands: systematics, diversity, biogeography, faunal history, and environmental influences". Tuhinga. 21: 161–252.
Fischer-Piette, E. & Vukadinovic, D. (1974). "Les Mollusques terrestres des Iles Comores". Mémoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Nouvelle Série, Série A, Zoologie. 84: 22.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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. Mauritius: Bioculture Press. p. 75.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

Pease, W.H. (1863). "Description of new species of marine shells from the Pacific Islands". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1862: 242.
Mousson, A. (1869). "Description de quelques nouvelles espèces terrestres de divers points de l'océan Pacifique et de l'Australie". Journal de Conchyliologie. 1.
Dautzenberg, P. & Fischer, H. (1905). "Liste des Mollusques récoltés par M. le Capitaine de Frégate Blaise au Tonkin et description d'espèces nouvelles". Journal de Conchyliologie. 53 (2): 108.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Frias Martins, A.M. de (1995). "Systematic revision of Allochroa Ancey, 1887 (Pulmonata: Ellobiidae), with an account of the anatomy of Allochroa layardi (H. & A. Adams, 1855) and the description of two new species". The Nautilus. 109 (1): 1–13.

[WoRMS-1] Allochroa layardi (H.Adams & A.Adams, 1855). 29 March 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[GBIF-2] "Allochroa layardi (H.Adams & A.Adams, 1855)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[3] Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1855). "Contributions towards the natural history of the Auriculidae, a family of pulmoniferous Mollusca; with descriptions of many new species from the Cumingian Collection". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1854 (22): 35. Retrieved 22 August 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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