Apoma gracile

Apoma gracile
Shell of Apoma gracile (holotype)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Urocoptidae
Genus: Apoma
Species:
A. gracile
Binomial name
Apoma gracile
(W. Wood, 1828)
Synonyms

Turbo gracilis W. Wood, 1828 (original combination)

Apoma gracile is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Brachypodellinae of the family Urocoptidae.[1]

Taxonomy

There is a senior homonym, Turbo gracilis Brocchi, 1814, omitted by Pilbsry, 1903 in discussion of Apoma gracile (W. Wood, 1828).[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 27 mm.

Distribution

This tree snail occurs on Jamaica.

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Apoma gracile (W. Wood, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1496277 on 2026-07-04
  • Pilsbry, H.A. (1903–1904). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 16: Urocoptidae, Achatinidae. pp i-xl, 1-329, pls 1-37. Philadelphia: Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences. p. 100. Retrieved 4 July 2026.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Rosenberg, G. & Muratov, I. V. (2006). "Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 155: 156. Bibcode:2006PANSP.155..117R. doi:10.1635/i0097-3157-155-1-117.1.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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