Opeas contamanoense Preston, 1914

CLASSE: GASTROPODA: TERRESTRE

FAMÍLIA: ACHATINIDAE

ESPÉCIE: Opeas contamanoense Preston, 1914

Tamanho médio: 15 mm

Ocorrência: Peru (Ucayali)

Localidade tipo: Contamano, Rio Ucayali, Eastern Peru

Nome original: Opeas contamanoensis [sic] Preston, 1914

Etimologia: o nome da espécie é uma referência à localidade tipo

Descrição original:

(Preston, 1914): “Shell obtusely subulate, polished, shining, greyish green; whorls 8 1/4, the first two and a quarter submamillary, the remainder slowly and regularly increasing, somewhat convex, marked with slightly obliqne, transverse strie; suture well impressed, irregularly crenellated and narrowly margined below; columella margin very slightly curved, obliquely truncate below, labrum simple acute; aperture broadly and rather shortly inversely auriform.”

Fotos: (1,2) National History Museum, London: SYNTYPE de Opeas contamanoense Preston, 1914, NHMUK 1915.1.6.26, Peru, 15mm

Fontes:

Descrição original: (como Opeas contamanoensis [sic]) Preston, H.B. (1914). New non-marine Mollusca from Peru and Argentina. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (8) 13 (77): 522-528. London. [1 May]., disponível online em https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641281
página(s): 524

Natural History Museum (2026). Natural History Museum (London) Collection Specimens. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.5519/qd.w20bech4 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-07-07. https://gbif.org/occurrence/1135499965

MolluscaBase: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1454479