Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00005
Graceful Awlsnail
Allopeas gracile
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About Graceful Awlsnail
Cowie (1997) lists Kauai explicitly and states the Kauai record is based on Bishop Museum collections under junior synonyms oparanus and pyrgiscus.
The catalog documents both junior-synonym bridges; MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 875198 accepts Allopeas gracile.
Terrestrial; marine depth screen not applicable.
Kauai museum basis, accepted taxonomy, and explicit introduced/established treatment.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Allopeas gracile
- Common names
- Graceful Awlsnail
- Other names
- Allopeas gracile
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- introduced; established in the historical catalog
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Land
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Allopeas gracile is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Kauai museum basis, accepted taxonomy, and explicit introduced/established treatment.