Terrestrial molluscs of Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, and its status as an " oceanic " island
Author
Rowson, B
Author
Warren, B. H.
Author
Ngereza, C. F.
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ZooKeys
2010
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.70.762
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.70.762
1313-2970-70-1
19.
Opeas delicatum Taylor, 1877
Opeas delicatum
Taylor 1877b
: 281-282; pl. III, fig. 3
Notes.
Pemba specimens reach 7.0
x
2.5 mm, being much smaller and narrower than
Opeas lamoense
.
Griffiths and Florens (2006)
figure specimens referred to
Allopeas clavulinum
(Poitiez & Michaud, 1838) and
Allopeas mauritianum
(L. Pfeiffer, 1847) that they suggest were introduced to the Mascarenes from East Africa. Both resemble some specimens of
Opeas delicatum
. Verdcourt was familiar with
Allopeas clavulinum
in botanic gardens in the UK, which in turn have been said to come from East Africa (
Kerney and Cameron 1979
) yet never included
Allopeas clavulinum
in his East African lists (
Verdcourt 1983
,
2000
,
2006
). This should be further investigated.