Alycaeus conformis Fulton, 1902
”A. pyramidalis, Bens. With which this species has sometimes been confused, is quite a distinct species; it is much broader, has half a whorl more, coarser sculpture, a much more oblique peristome, and the constricted area is much longer than in A. conformis, which by its compact form reminds one of the Tonkin species A. messageri, from which it, however, quite differs in other respects. Dr. O. von Mollendorff informs me that this new species has also been collected at Salanga Island.” (Fulton, 1902)
Fulton (1902) original descriptions on Alycaeus conformis – “Shell very narrowly perforate, conical; apex reddish; lower whorls sometimes cream, sometimes suffused with pale pink, closely and finely obliquely striated; nepionic whorls with similar striation, but in reverse direction: whorls 5, very convex, the last inflated, constricted about 2 millim. distance from the peristome, breathing-pore emerging at the commencement of the constriction and extending about half a whorl along the suture; aperture circular; peristome expanded, but not reflected, with an inner projecting rim; operculum concave, with about 6 whorls.”
Alycaeus conformis – “Alt. 10, maj. Diam. 8½ millim.” (Fulton, 1902)
Type locality – “Perak” leg. Grubauer (Fulton, 1902)