Solaropsis

Solaropsis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Superorder:	Eupulmonata
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]
^[5]
Guyana^[5]
Brazil
northeastern Argentina^[5]

Species[]

Species within the genus Solaropsis include:

Salvador & Simone, 2015^[6]
(Pfeiffer, 1854)^[7]
L. Pfeiffer^[8]
(Hupé, 1853)^[7]
F. Haas, 1955
Pilsbry, 1957
Ihering, 1900^[7]
(Deshayes, 1831)^[8]^[7]
(Hupé & Deville, 1850)
L. Pfeiffer, 1854^[8]
(F. Baker, 1914)^[8]^[7]
Cuezzo & I. Fernández, 2001
Beck, 1837^[7]
Jousseaume, 1887
(Ihering, 1900)^[7]
(Dohrn, 1882)
Dohrn, 1882^[7]
Bequaert & Clench, 1938^[5]^[7]
(Hupé, 1853)^[7]
(L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
(d’Orbigny, 1835)^[7]
(Philippi, 1869)
Haas, 1951
Pilsbry, 1933^[7]
(Ihering, 1905)
(Strubel, 1895)^[7]
L. Pfeiffer^[8]
(Broderip, 1832)
(L. Pfeiffer, 1857)
(Simone, 2010)
(Deshayes, 1831)
Weyrauch, 1956^[8]
(Cailliaud, 1857)^[7]
(Hupé, 1853)
Ihering, 1900 ^[7]
(Pilsbry, 1944)
(Pilsbry, 1889)
L. Pfeiffer, 1854^[8]
(Wagner, 1827)
(Pfeiffer, 1849)^[7]
Dohrn, 1882^[7]
L. Pfeiffer, 1854^[8]
(Spix, 1827)^[7]
(Angas, 1879)^[4]
Haas, 1934^[7]
(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).
Preston, 1909
(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. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 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
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Barrientos, Zaidett (2003). "Lista de especies de moluscos terrestres (Archaeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda, Archaeopulmonata, Stylommatophora, Soleolifera) informadas para Costa Rica". Revista Biología Tropical. 51: 293–304.
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Jump up to: ^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.

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.

[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. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 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] Jump up to: ^a ^b Barrientos, Zaidett (2003). "Lista de especies de moluscos terrestres (Archaeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda, Archaeopulmonata, Stylommatophora, Soleolifera) informadas para Costa Rica". Revista Biología Tropical. 51: 293–304.

[Oliveira_2010-5] Jump up to: ^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] Jump up to: ^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] Jump up to: ^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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