Paropeas achatinaceum (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) Figures 20D, 54A
Bulimus achatinaceus L. Pfeiffer, 1846a: 82.
Type locality.
“Java” .
Material examined.
Gunung Kapor: ME 2876, ME 2878, ME 2946, ME 2951, ME 5977, ME 8086, ME 8505, ME 8785, ME 8964. Lobang Angin: ME 8983, ME 9172, ME 9269. Gunung Batu: ME 8823.
Distribution in Borneo.
Sarawak: Kuching, Serian, Kapit, and Miri divisions. Labuan, Sabah: Sandakan and West Coast divisions. Kalimantan: West Kalimantan Province. Distribution elsewhere. South to East Asia, South-east Asia, Pacific Islands (Naggs 1994; Vermeulen and Whitten 1998).
Remarks.
Living snails were observed foraging among leaf litter and plant debris near the cliff in a lowland limestone forest. Widespread throughout Borneo.