Alopia is a genus of gastropods belonging to subfamily Alopiinae of the family Clausiliidae.[1] [2]

Alopia
Alopia glauca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Clausiliidae
Tribe: Alopiini
Genus: Alopia
H.Adams & A.Adams, 1855
Type species
Clausilia bielzii L. Pfeiffer, 1849
Synonyms
  • Alopia (Alopia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 alternative representation
  • Alopia (Kimakowiczia) Szekeres, 1969 alternative representation
  • Alopia (Nixa) Szekeres, 1976 (junior synonym)
  • Balea (Baleoclausilia) E. A. Bielz, 1861 junior subjective synonym
  • Clausilia (Alopia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 (original rank)
  • Clausilia (Eualopia) Westerlund, 1884 junior subjective synonym
  • Clausilia (Ithyption) Dean, 1918
  • Eualopia Westerlund, 1884
  • Transsilvanica Westerlund, 1890 ·

Description

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(Original description) The dextral or sinistral shell is relatively thin, with a dull, slightly plicate surface. There is no lunule, and the palatal plicae are numerous. The spiral lamella is disjointed, and the body whorl is rounded at the base. The peristome is continuous and slightly detached. [3]

Distribution

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The species of this genus are found in Europe.[1]

Species:[1]

Synonyms

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  • Alopia balcanica Pavlović, 1912: synonym of Alinda biplicata subsp. balcanica (Pavlović, 1912)
  • Alopia ciucasiana Grossu, 1969: synonym of Alopia nefasta ciucasiana Grossu, 1969 (superseded rank, .)
  • Alopia cyclostoma (E. A. Bielz, 1858): synonym of Alopia pomatias (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (junior homonym)
  • Alopia deaniana A. H. Cooke, 1922: synonym of Alopia livida deaniana A. H. Cooke, 1922 (original rank)
  • Alopia fortunata R. Kimakowicz, 1931: synonym of Alopia vicina fortunata R. Kimakowicz, 1931 (superseded rank)
  • Alopia fussi (M. Kimakowicz, 1894): synonym of Alopia nixa fussi (M. Kimakowicz, 1894)
  • Alopia hildegardae R. Kimakowicz, 1931: synonym of Alopia mariae hildegardae R. Kimakowicz, 1931 (superseded rank)
  • Alopia magnifica R. Kimakowicz, 1962: synonym of Alopia glorifica magnifica R. Kimakowicz, 1962 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  • Alopia nordsiecki Grossu & Tesio, 1973: synonym of Alopia (Alopia) regalis nordsiecki Grossu & Tesio, 1973 represented as Alopia regalis nordsiecki Grossu & Tesio, 1973 (original rank)
  • Alopia occulta R. Kimakowicz, 1931: synonym of Alopia vicina occulta R. Kimakowicz, 1931 (superseded rank)
  • Alopia petrensis H. Nordsieck, 1996: synonym of Alopia regalis petrensis H. Nordsieck, 1996 (original rank)
  • Alopia soosiana Agócsy & Pócs, 1961: synonym of Alopia pomatias (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (junior subjective synonym, original name)
  • Alopia straminicollis (Charpentier, 1852): synonym of Alopia livida straminicollis (Charpentier, 1852)
  • Alopia valachiensis (O. Boettger, 1879): synonym of Alopia (Alopia) glorifica valachiensis (O. Boettger, 1879) represented as Alopia glorifica valachiensis (O. Boettger, 1879) (unaccepted rank)
  • Alopia vranceana Grossu, 1967: synonym of Alopia (Alopia) glorifica vranceana Grossu, 1967 represented as Alopia glorifica vranceana Grossu, 1967 (original combination)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Alopia H.Adams & A.Adams, 1855". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alopia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine * At: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996052 on 2024-08-31
  3. ^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853–1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London: van Voorst. p. vol. 2 : 181. Retrieved 31 August 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ WoRMS: Alopia valachiensis pretiosa
  • Szekeres, M.I. (1969). "Neue Angaben zur Kenntnis der Alopien (Clausiliidae)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 99 (1/2): 27–33.
  • Szekeres, M.I. (1976). "New aspects of an Alopia system". Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 22: 395.
  • Bank, R.A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017.
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