Solaropsis

Solaropsis
	Shell of Solaropsis pellisboae (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Suborder:	Helicina
Superfamily:	Sagdoidea
Family:	Solaropsidae
Genus:	Solaropsis; Beck, 1837
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:

Costa Rica ^[4]^[5]

South America:

Colombia^[5]
Bolivia^[5]
Guyana^[5]
Brazil
northeastern Argentina^[5]

Species

Species within the genus Solaropsis include:

Solaropsis alcobacensis Salvador & Simone, 2015^[6]
Solaropsis amazonica (Pfeiffer, 1854)^[7]
Solaropsis andicola L. Pfeiffer^[8]
Solaropsis anguicula (Hupé, 1853)^[7]
Solaropsis angulifera F. Haas, 1955
Solaropsis anomala Pilsbry, 1957
Solaropsis bachi Ihering, 1900^[7]
Solaropsis brasiliana (Deshayes, 1831)^[8]^[7]
Solaropsis caperata F. S. Silva, Mendes-Júnior & Simone, 2022
Solaropsis castelnaudii (Hupé & Deville, 1850)
Solaropsis catenifera L. Pfeiffer, 1854^[8]
Solaropsis cearana (F. Baker, 1914)^[8]^[7]
Solaropsis chicomendesi Cuezzo & I. Fernández, 2001
Solaropsis cicatricata Beck, 1837^[7]
Solaropsis cousini Jousseaume, 1887
Solaropsis derbyi (Ihering, 1900)^[7]
Solaropsis diplogonia (Dohrn, 1882)
Solaropsis elaps Dohrn, 1882^[7]
Solaropsis fairchildi Bequaert & Clench, 1938^[5]^[7]
Solaropsis feisthameli (Hupé, 1853)^[7]
Solaropsis gibboni (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
Solaropsis heliaca (d’Orbigny, 1835)^[7]
Solaropsis incarum (Philippi, 1869)
Solaropsis inornata Haas, 1951
Solaropsis johnsoni Pilsbry, 1933^[7]
Solaropsis juruana (Ihering, 1905)
Solaropsis leopoldina (Strubel, 1895)^[7]
Solaropsis marmatensis L. Pfeiffer^[8]
Solaropsis monile (Broderip, 1832)
Solaropsis monolacca (L. Pfeiffer, 1857)
Solaropsis nimbus (Simone, 2010)
Solaropsis nubeculata (Deshayes, 1831)
Solaropsis palizae Weyrauch, 1956^[8]
Solaropsis pascalia (Cailliaud, 1857)^[7]
Solaropsis pellisboae (Hupé, 1853)
Solaropsis penthesileae Salvador, 2021
Solaropsis pilsbryi Ihering, 1900 ^[7]
Solaropsis pizarro (Pilsbry, 1944)
Solaropsis planior (Pilsbry, 1889)
Solaropsis praestans L. Pfeiffer, 1854^[8]
Solaropsis punctata (Wagner, 1827)
Solaropsis rosarium (Pfeiffer, 1849)^[7]
Solaropsis rugifera Dohrn, 1882^[7]
Solaropsis selenostoma L. Pfeiffer, 1854^[8]
Solaropsis serpens (Spix, 1827)^[7]
Solaropsis tiloriensis (Angas, 1879)^[4]
Solaropsis trigonostoma Haas, 1934^[7]
Solaropsis undata (Lightfoot, 1786)^[8]^[7]
Solaropsis undata F. Haas, 1966 (homonymy: a secondary junior homonym of Solaropsis undata ([Lightfoot], 1786). There is no recognized synonym or substitute name available, and a replacement name may be necessary if the species is confirmed to be valid).
Solaropsis venezuelensis Preston, 1909
Solaropsis vipera (Pfeiffer, 1859)^[7]

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

^ Beck (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 27.
^ 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.
^ 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
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ ^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.
^ ^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

External links

[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.

[WoRMS-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

[:0-4] 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.

[Oliveira_2010-5] ^ ^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.

[StuttgarterAa-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.

[Salgado_2003-7] ^ ^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.

[Schileyko_2006-8] ^ ^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.

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