Solaropsis

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Solaropsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Pleurodontidae
Genus: Solaropsis
Beck, 1837[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Ophiodermis Agassiz, 1846
  • Ophiospila Ancey, 1887
  • Solarium Lamarck, 1799

Solaropsis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Pleurodontidae.[3]

Distribution

Distribution of Solaropsis include South America:

Species

Species within the genus Solaropsis include:

  • Solaropsis amazonica (Pfeiffer, 1854)[5]
  • Solaropsis andicola L. Pfeiffer[2]
  • Solaropsis anguicula (Hupé, 1853)[5]
  • Solaropsis bachi Ihering, 1900[5]
  • Solaropsis brasiliana (Deshayes, 1831)[2][5]
  • Solaropsis catenifera L. Pfeiffer[2]
  • Solaropsis cearana (F. Baker, 1914)[2][5]
  • Solaropsis cicatricata Beck, 1837[5]
  • Solaropsis derbyi (Ihering, 1900)[5]
  • Solaropsis elaps Dohrn, 1882[5]
  • Solaropsis fairchildi Bequaert & Clench, 1938[4][5]
  • Solaropsis feisthameli (Hupé, 1853)[5]
  • Solaropsis heliaca (d’Orbigny, 1835)[5]
  • Solaropsis johnsoni Pilsbry, 1933[5]
  • Solaropsis kuhni L. Pfeiffer[2]
  • Solaropsis leopoldina (Strubel, 1895)[5]
  • Solaropsis marmatensis L. Pfeiffer[2]
  • Solaropsis palizae Weyrauch[2]
  • Solaropsis pascalia (Cailliaud, 1857)[5]
  • Solaropsis pellis serpentis Chemnitz[2]
  • Solaropsis pilsbryi Ihering, 1900[5]
  • Solaropsis praestans L. Pfeiffer[2]
  • Solaropsis rosarium (Pfeiffer, 1849)[5]
  • Solaropsis rugifera Dohrn, 1882[5]
  • Solaropsis selenostoma L. Pfeiffer[2]
  • Solaropsis serpens (Spix, 1827)[5]
  • Solaropsis trigonostoma Haas, 1934[5]
  • Solaropsis undata (Lightfoot, 1786)[2][5]
  • Solaropsis vipera (Pfeiffer, 1859)[5]

Ecology

Solaropsis lives in rain forests.[4]

Solaropsis aff. fairchildi has been found to feed on flesh meat in the laboratory.[4]

References

  1. Beck (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 27.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 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.
  3. Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdés Á. & Warén A. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology (Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks) 47 (1-2): 1–397. ISBN 3925919724. ISSN 0076-2997. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Oliveira L. E. (2010). "Carnivory in Solaropsis aff. fairchildi (Gastropoda, Solaropsidae)". Strombus 17(2): 12-13. abstract.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 (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.

External links

  • 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.
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