Afropomus
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Afropomus
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Overview Afropomus Asolene Felipponea Lanistes Marisa Pila Pomacea Saulea |
The African genus Afropomus (Pilsbury & Bequaert, 1927) consists
of only one species: Afropomus balanoideus (Gould, 1850).
This snail can be found in West-central Africa (Liberia and Sierra Leone).
Species
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Characteristics of the genus Afropomus:
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Shell: | surface: | eroded |
| shape: | egg-shaped | ||
| direction: | right (dextral) | ||
| whorls: | round | ||
| shell-opening (aperture): | oval | ||
| umbilicus: | closed | ||
| colour: | yellow to light brown with 0 to 18 small, dark spiral bands | ||
| Operculum: | corneous | ||
| Body: | head (cephalic) tentacles: | short | |
| labial tentacles: | short | ||
| breathing siphon: | short | ||
| colour: | grey to black, no spots | ||
| Eggs: | aquatic (?) |
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