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Alopia regalis

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Alopia regalis
Shell of Alopia regalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Clausiliidae
Genus: Alopia
Species:
A. regalis
Binomial name
Alopia regalis
(M. Bielz, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Alopia (Alopia) regalis) (M. Bielz, 1851) alternative representation
  • Clausilia (Alopia) regalis M. Bielz, 1851 superseded combination
  • Clausilia regalis M. Bielz, 1851 (original combination)

Alopia regalis is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae.[1]

Subspecies
  • Alopia regalis deubeli (Clessin, 1890)
  • Alopia regalis doftanae H. Nordsieck, 1977
  • Alopia regalis glabriuscula (Rossmässler, 1858)
  • Alopia regalis microstoma (M. Kimakowicz, 1883)
  • Alopia regalis nordsiecki Grossu & Tesio, 1973
  • Alopia regalis petrensis H. Nordsieck, 1996
  • Alopia regalis proclivis (M. Kimakowicz, 1894)
  • Alopia regalis regalis (M. Bielz, 1851)
  • Alopia regalis sabinae R. Kimakowicz, 1928
  • Alopia regalis wagneri (M. Kimakowicz, 1894)
  • Alopia regalis mutabilis (M. Kimakowicz, 1894): taxon inquirendum (based on an unavailable original name; the oldest synonym becomes the accepted name of this taxon)

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 14 mm and 16 mm its diameter between 3.9 mm and .5 mm.[2]

The violet-brown shell is nearly smooth, with fine ribbing near the aperture. The suture is white, and the interior of the aperture is yellowish-brown. The margin is slightly reflected. The parietal and columellar folds are well developed, with a long principal fold and a shorter upper palatal fold, while no additional palatal folds are present.[3][4]

Distribution

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This species occurs in Romania and Croatia[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Alopia regalis (M. Bielz, 1851). 8 September 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ AnimalBase: Alopia pretiosa
  3. ^ AnimalBase: Alopia regalis Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Bielz, M. (1851). "Verzeichniss der Land und Süsswasser-Mollusken Siebenbürgens". Verhandlungen und Mittheilungen des Siebenbürgischen Vereins für Naturwissenschaften zu Hermannstadt. 2: 59. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  • Bielz, E.A. (1858). "Eine malacologische Excursion in das Burzenland". Verhandlungen und Mittheilungen des Siebenbürgischen Vereins für Naturwissenschaften in Hermannstadt. 9: 147.
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)