Ampelita alluaudi

Ampelita alluaudi
Shell of Ampelita alluaudi (holotype)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Acavidae
Genus:	Ampelita
Species:	A. alluaudi
Binomial name
Ampelita alluaudi (Dautzenberg, 1895)
Synonyms
Helix (Ampelita) alluaudiDautzenberg, 1895 (original combination)

Ampelita alluaudi is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Acavidae. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 16 mm, its diameter 22 mm.

(Original description in French) The shell is depressed and solid, consisting of five flattened whorls. The surface is marked by curved growth lines. The body whorl, which descends significantly, has a prominent keel that diminishes towards the aperture. The base of the shell is convex and features a wide, deep umbilicus. The aperture is small and rounded, with a thickened, reflected lip. The coloration transitions from whitish on the early whorls to brownish-brown on the penultimate whorl and blackish-brown on the body whorl. The peristome is purplish-brown, with a slightly lighter columellar border. ^[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Madagascar.

References

1. Ampelita alluaudi (Dautzenberg, 1895) . 18 February 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Dautzenberg, Ph. (1895). "Récolte malacologique de M. Ch. Alluaud aux environs de Diego-Suarez en 1893". J. conchyliol. 42: 98. Retrieved 18 February 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

• Fischer-Piette, E.; C. P. Blanc; F. Blanc & F. Salvat. (1994). "Gastéropodes terrestres pulmonés". Faune de Madagascar. 83: 113.