Alopia

Alopia
Alopia glauca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Clausiliidae
Tribe:	Alopiini
Genus:	Alopia H.Adams & A.Adams, 1855
Type species
Clausilia bielziiL. 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 EualopiaWesterlund, 1884 TranssilvanicaWesterlund, 1890 ·

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

Description

(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

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

Species: ^[1]

• Alopia alpina R.Kimakowicz, 1933
• Alopia bielzii (L.Pfeiffer, 1849)
• Alopia bogatensis (E.A.Bielz, 1856)
• Alopia canescens (Charpentier, 1852)
• Alopia glauca (E.A.Bielz, 1853)
• Alopia glorifica (Charpentier, 1852)
• Alopia grossuana H.Nordsieck, 1977
• Alopia hirschfelderi H.Nordsieck, 2013
• Alopia lischkeana (Charpentier, 1852)
• Alopia livida (Menke, 1828)
• Alopia maciana Bădărău & Szekeres, 2001
• Alopia mafteiana Grossu, 1967
• Alopia mariae R.Kimakowicz, 1931
• Alopia meschendorferi (E.A.Bielz, 1858)
• Alopia monacha (M.Kimakowicz, 1894)
• Alopia nefasta (M.Kimakowicz, 1894)
• Alopia nixa (M.Kimakowicz, 1894)
• Alopia plumbea (Rossmässler, 1839)
• Alopia pomatias (L.Pfeiffer, 1868)
• Alopia regalis (M.Bielz, 1851)
• Alopia subcosticollis (A.Schmidt, 1868)
• Alopia valachiensis pretiosaSzekeres, 1969 (uncertain > unassessed) ^[4]
• Alopia vicina (M.Kimakowicz, 1894)

Synonyms

• Alopia balcanicaPavlović, 1912: synonym of Alinda biplicata subsp. balcanica(Pavlović, 1912)
• Alopia ciucasianaGrossu, 1969: synonym of Alopia nefasta ciucasianaGrossu, 1969 (superseded rank, .)
• Alopia cyclostoma (E. A. Bielz, 1858): synonym of Alopia pomatias(L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (junior homonym)
• Alopia deanianaA. H. Cooke, 1922: synonym of Alopia livida deanianaA. H. Cooke, 1922 (original rank)
• Alopia fortunataR. Kimakowicz, 1931: synonym of Alopia vicina fortunataR. Kimakowicz, 1931 (superseded rank)
• Alopia fussi(M. Kimakowicz, 1894): synonym of Alopia nixa fussi(M. Kimakowicz, 1894)
• Alopia hildegardaeR. Kimakowicz, 1931: synonym of Alopia mariae hildegardaeR. Kimakowicz, 1931 (superseded rank)
• Alopia magnificaR. Kimakowicz, 1962: synonym of Alopia glorifica magnifica R. Kimakowicz, 1962 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
• Alopia nordsieckiGrossu & Tesio, 1973: synonym of Alopia (Alopia) regalis nordsiecki Grossu & Tesio, 1973 represented as Alopia regalis nordsiecki Grossu & Tesio, 1973 (original rank)
• Alopia occultaR. Kimakowicz, 1931: synonym of Alopia vicina occultaR. Kimakowicz, 1931 (superseded rank)
• Alopia petrensisH. Nordsieck, 1996: synonym of Alopia regalis petrensisH. Nordsieck, 1996 (original rank)
• Alopia soosianaAgócsy & 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 vranceanaGrossu, 1967: synonym of Alopia (Alopia) glorifica vranceanaGrossu, 1967 represented as Alopia glorifica vranceana Grossu, 1967 (original combination)

References

1. "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. 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.

External links

• Bielz, E.A. (1861). "Vorarbeiten zu einer Fauna der Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken Siebenbürgens (Fortsetzung)". Verhandlungen und Mittheilungen des Siebenbürgischen Vereins für Naturwissenschaften in Hermannstadt. 12: 84.
• Dean, J.D. (1918). "The clausilium in Alopia, a subgenus of Clausilia". Journal of Conchology. 15 (9): 265.
• Westerlund, C.A. (1884). Fauna der in der paläarctischen Region (...) lebenden Binnenconchylien. IV. Gen. Balea Prid. & Clausilia Dr. Karlskrona: Länsboktryckeriet. p. 10.