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Alopia subcosticollis

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Alopia subcosticollis
Shell of Alopia subcosticollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Clausiliidae
Genus: Alopia
Species:
A. subcosticollis
Binomial name
Alopia subcosticollis
(A. Schmidt, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Alopia (Alopia) subcosticollis (A. Schmidt, 1868) alternative representation
  • Clausilia straminicollis var. subcosticollis A. Schmidt, 1868 unaccepted (original name)

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

Subspecies
  • Alopia subcosticollis majorosi Szekeres, 2007
  • Alopia subcosticollis subcosticollis (A. Schmidt, 1868
  • Alopia subcosticollis tamasorum Szekeres, 2007: synonym of Alopia vicina tamasorum Szekeres, 2007 (superseded combination, basionym)
  • Alopia subcosticollis vicina (M. Kimakowicz, 1894): synonym of Alopia vicina vicina (M. Kimakowicz, 1894)(superseded combination)

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 14 mm and 19 mm its diameter between 3.7 mm and 4.5 mm. [2]

The sinistral shell is reddish-violet in color. It is often covered by milky surface layers and is nearly smooth. The suture is white, and there are 9 to 11 relatively convex whorls. The cervix features strong, typically short, white corrugated ribs extending from the keel region. The columellar fold is prominent and curved, with three palatal folds. [2] Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Distribution

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This species occurs in Romania. [1]

References

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  • Schmidt, A. (1868). System der europäischen Clausilien und ihrer nächsten Verwandten. Cassel: Theodor Fisher. p. 26. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  • 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)