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Allopeas myrmekophilos R. Janssen, 2002
1464780 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1464780)
accepted
Species
Janssen, R. & Witte, V. (2002). <i>Allopeas myrmekophilos</i> n. sp., the first snail reported as living in army ant colonies (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Subulinidae). <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 131 (1/2): 211-215. Frankfurt am Main.
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Holotype SMF 321940
, Type locality contained in Malaysia , Note Ulu Gombak Field Studies Center, ca. 30 km NE...
Holotype SMF 321940 [details]
type locality contained in Malaysia [details]
Type locality Ulu Gombak Field Studies Center, ca. 30 km NE of Kuala Lumpur [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Allopeas myrmekophilos R. Janssen, 2002. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1464780 on 2025-04-30
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Janssen, R. & Witte, V. (2002). <i>Allopeas myrmekophilos</i> n. sp., the first snail reported as living in army ant colonies (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Subulinidae). <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 131 (1/2): 211-215. Frankfurt am Main.
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ecology source Witte, V., Janssen, R., Eppenstein, A. & Maschwitz, U. (2002). Allopeas myrmekophilos (Gastropoda, Pulmonata), the first myrmecophilous mollusc living in colonies of the ponerine army ant Leptogenys distinguenda (Formicidae, Ponerinae). <em>Insectes Sociaux.</em> 49: 301–305., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/PL00012646?fbclid=IwAR00k8RgmIlkEa0UVtTa4aarfOPd7XYH-_FqWM2oHloSctcoK6VDyqa9xPo [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 212, Fig. 1 [details] Available for editors
[request]ecology source Witte, V., Janssen, R., Eppenstein, A. & Maschwitz, U. (2002). Allopeas myrmekophilos (Gastropoda, Pulmonata), the first myrmecophilous mollusc living in colonies of the ponerine army ant Leptogenys distinguenda (Formicidae, Ponerinae). <em>Insectes Sociaux.</em> 49: 301–305., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/PL00012646?fbclid=IwAR00k8RgmIlkEa0UVtTa4aarfOPd7XYH-_FqWM2oHloSctcoK6VDyqa9xPo [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SMF 321940 [details]
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Type locality Ulu Gombak Field Studies Center, ca. 30 km NE of Kuala Lumpur [details]
