Solaropsis

Solaropsis
Shell of Solaropsis pellisboae (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Helicina
Superfamily: Sagdoidea
Family: Solaropsidae
Genus: Solaropsis
Beck, 1837[1]
Type species
Helix pellisserpentis Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms
  • Helix (Ophiospila) Ancey, 1887
  • Helix (Psadara) K. Miller, 1878 (original rank)
  • Helix (Solaropsis) Beck, 1837 (original rank)
  • Olympus Simone, 2010
  • Ophiodermis Agassiz, 1846
  • Ophiospila Ancey, 1887
  • Psadara K. Miller, 1878
  • Solarium Lamarck, 1799
  • Solaropsis (Eupsadara) Pilsbry, 1926· accepted, alternate representation
  • Solaropsis (Heliopsis) Pilsbry, 1933· accepted, alternate representation
  • Solaropsis (Psadara) K. Miller, 1878· accepted, alternate representation
  • Solaropsis (Psadariella) Weyrauch, 1956· accepted, alternate representation
  • Solaropsis (Solaropsis) H. Beck, 1837· accepted, alternate representation

Solaropsis, also known by the common name sundial snails or sun snails, is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Solaropsidae.[2][3]

Distribution

Distribution of Solaropsis include:

Central America:

South America:

Species

Species within the genus Solaropsis include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Solaropsis catenulata (Ancey, 1890): synonym of Solaropsis marmatensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
  • * Solaropsis kuhni L. Pfeiffer:[8] synonym of Solaropsis nubeculata (Deshayes, 1831)
  • Solaropsis paravicinii Ancey, 1897: synonym of Solaropsis heliaca (d'Orbigny, 1835)
  • Solaropsis pellisserpentis Chemnitz:[8] synonym of Solaropsis undata ([Lightfoot], 1786)

Ecology

Solaropsis lives in rain forests.[5]

Solaropsis aff. fairchildi has been found to feed on flesh meat in the laboratory.[5]

References

  1. ^ Beck (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 27.
  2. ^ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
  3. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Solaropsis H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870601 on 2021-02-07
  4. ^ a b Barrientos, Zaidett (2003). "Lista de especies de moluscos terrestres (Archaeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda, Archaeopulmonata, Stylommatophora, Soleolifera) informadas para Costa Rica". Revista de Biología Tropical. 51: 293–304.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Oliveira L. E. (2010). "Carnivory in Solaropsis aff. fairchildi (Gastropoda, Solaropsidae)". Strombus 17(2): 12-13. abstract.
  6. ^ Salvador, R.B.; Simone, L.R.L. (2015). "Taxonomical study on a sample of land snails from Alcobaça (Bahia, Brazil), with description of a new species". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A. Neue Serie 8: 1–7.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u (in Portuguese) Salgado N. C. & Coelho A. C. S. (2003). "Moluscos terrestres do Brasil (Gastrópodes operculados ou não, exclusive Veronicellidae, Milacidae e Limacidae)". Rev. Biol. Trop. 51(Suppl. 3): 149-189. (with English abstract), PDF Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Schileyko A. A. (2006). "Treatise on recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 13. Helicidae, Pleurodontidae, Polygyridae, Ammonitellidae, Oreohelicidae, Thysanophoridae". Ruthenica Suppl. 2: 1765-1906. pages 1840-1843.
  • Pilsbry, H. A. (1926). The land mollusks of the Republic of Panama and the Canal Zone. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 78: 57–126, plates 9–10.
  • Pilsbry, H. A. (1933). Zoological results of the Matto Grosso expedition to Brazil in 1931,-II. Mollusca. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 85: 67-76 + 1 plate.
  • Weyrauch, W.K. (1956). Neue Landschnecken aus Peru. Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 85 (4/6): 145–164, pl. 11. Frankfurt am Main.
  • Cuezzo M. G. (2002). "On Solaropsis Beck: New anatomical data and its systematic position within Helicoidea (Pulmonata, Stylomatophora)". Papeis avulsos de Zool., São Paulo 42(3): 31–46.
  • Simone, L. R. L. (2010). A new genus and species of camaenid from the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil (Pulmonata, Helicoidea). Journal of Conchology. 40(2): 149-161
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