# Alopia
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{{Short description|Genus of land snails}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Alopia glauca (Bielz, 1853) (4227640625).jpg
|image_caption = ''[Alopia glauca](/source/Alopia_glauca)''
|taxon = Alopia
|authority = H.Adams & A.Adams, 1855
|type_species= ''Clausilia bielzii'' L. Pfeiffer, 1849
|synonyms_ref=
|synonyms=
* ''Alopia (Alopia)'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 alternative representation
* ''Alopia (Kimakowiczia)'' Szekeres, 1969 alternative representation
* ''Alopia (Nixa)'' Szekeres, 1976 (junior synonym)
* ''Balea (Baleoclausilia)'' E. A. Bielz, 1861 junior subjective synonym
* ''Clausilia (Alopia)'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 (original rank)
* ''Clausilia (Eualopia)'' Westerlund, 1884 junior subjective synonym
* ''Clausilia (Ithyption)'' Dean, 1918
* ''Eualopia'' Westerlund, 1884
* ''Transsilvanica'' Westerlund, 1890 ·
|range_map= Alopia - distribution.jpg
}}
'''''Alopia''''' is a genus of [gastropods](/source/gastropods) belonging to subfamily [Alopiinae](/source/Alopiinae) of the family [Clausiliidae](/source/Clausiliidae).[{{cite web |title=Alopia H.Adams & A.Adams, 1855 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/4568943 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=29 October 2021 |language=en}}][MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alopia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine * At: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996052 on 2024-08-31]
==Description==
(Original description) The '''dextral''' or '''sinistral''' shell is relatively thin, with a dull, slightly plicate surface. There is no lunule, and the palatal plicae are numerous. The spiral lamella is disjointed, and the [body whorl](/source/body_whorl) is rounded at the base. The [peristome](/source/Peristome_(gastropod)) is continuous and slightly detached.[{{cite book |last1=Adams, H. & Adams, A. |date=1853–1858 |title=The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization.|publisher=van Voorst. |location=London |page=vol. 2 : 181 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/227662#page/189/mode/1up |access-date=31 August 2024}} {{source-attribution}}]
==Distribution==
The species of this genus are found in Europe.[[https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1354141 WoRMS: Alopia valachiensis pretiosa]]
*''[Alopia vicina](/source/Alopia_vicina)'' {{small|(M.Kimakowicz, 1894)}}
==Synonyms==
*''Alopia balcanica'' Pavlović, 1912: synonym of ''Alinda biplicata subsp. balcanica'' (Pavlović, 1912)
* ''Alopia ciucasiana'' Grossu, 1969: synonym of ''Alopia nefasta ciucasiana'' Grossu, 1969 (superseded rank, .)
* ''Alopia cyclostoma'' (E. A. Bielz, 1858): synonym of ''Alopia pomatias'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (junior homonym)
* ''Alopia deaniana'' A. H. Cooke, 1922: synonym of ''Alopia livida deaniana'' A. H. Cooke, 1922 (original rank)
* ''Alopia fortunata'' R. Kimakowicz, 1931: synonym of ''Alopia vicina fortunata'' R. Kimakowicz, 1931 (superseded rank)
* ''Alopia fussi'' (M. Kimakowicz, 1894): synonym of ''Alopia nixa fussi'' (M. Kimakowicz, 1894)
* ''Alopia hildegardae'' R. Kimakowicz, 1931: synonym of ''Alopia mariae hildegardae'' R. Kimakowicz, 1931 (superseded rank)
* ''Alopia magnifica'' R. Kimakowicz, 1962: synonym of Alopia glorifica magnifica R. Kimakowicz, 1962 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
* ''Alopia nordsiecki'' Grossu & Tesio, 1973: synonym of Alopia (Alopia) regalis nordsiecki Grossu & Tesio, 1973 represented as Alopia regalis nordsiecki Grossu & Tesio, 1973 (original rank)
* ''Alopia occulta'' R. Kimakowicz, 1931: synonym of ''Alopia vicina occulta'' R. Kimakowicz, 1931 (superseded rank)
* ''Alopia petrensis'' H. Nordsieck, 1996: synonym of ''Alopia regalis petrensis'' H. Nordsieck, 1996 (original rank)
* ''Alopia soosiana'' Agócsy & Pócs, 1961: synonym of ''Alopia pomatias'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (junior subjective synonym, original name)
* ''Alopia straminicollis'' (Charpentier, 1852): synonym of ''Alopia livida straminicollis'' (Charpentier, 1852)
* ''Alopia valachiensis'' (O. Boettger, 1879): synonym of ''Alopia (Alopia) glorifica valachiensis'' (O. Boettger, 1879) represented as ''Alopia glorifica valachiensis'' (O. Boettger, 1879) (unaccepted rank)
* ''Alopia vranceana'' Grossu, 1967: synonym of ''Alopia (Alopia) glorifica vranceana'' Grossu, 1967 represented as Alopia glorifica vranceana Grossu, 1967 (original combination)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Szekeres |first1=M.I. |title=Neue Angaben zur Kenntnis der Alopien (Clausiliidae) |journal=Archiv für Molluskenkunde |date=1969 |volume=99 |issue=1/2 |pages=27–33}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Szekeres |first1=M.I. |title=New aspects of an Alopia system |journal=Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae |date=1976 |volume=22 |page=395}}
* {{cite book |last1=Bank |first1=R.A. |title=Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017 |date=2017}}
==External links==
* {{cite journal |last1=Bielz |first1=E.A. |title=Vorarbeiten zu einer Fauna der Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken Siebenbürgens (Fortsetzung) |journal=Verhandlungen und Mittheilungen des Siebenbürgischen Vereins für Naturwissenschaften in Hermannstadt. |date=1861 |volume=12 |page=84 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11528961}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Dean |first1=J.D. |title=The clausilium in Alopia, a subgenus of Clausilia |journal=Journal of Conchology |date=1918 |volume=15 |issue=9 |page=265 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31904533}}
* {{cite book |last1=Westerlund |first1=C.A. |title=Fauna der in der paläarctischen Region (...) lebenden Binnenconchylien. IV. Gen. Balea Prid. & Clausilia Dr. |date=1884 |publisher=Länsboktryckeriet |location=Karlskrona |page=10 |url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10894075}}
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Category:Alopia
Category:Clausiliidae
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