Alopia nefasta
Species of gastropod
| Alopia nefasta | |
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| Shell of Alopia nefasta helenae (specimen at the Biologiezentrum Linz, Austria) | |
Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Clausiliidae |
| Genus: | Alopia |
| Species: | A. nefasta |
| Binomial name | |
| Alopia nefasta (M. Kimakowicz, 1894) | |
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Alopia nefasta is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae.[1]
- Subspecies
- Alopia nefasta ciucasiana Grossu, 1969
- Alopia nefasta helenae R. Kimakowicz, 1928
- Alopia nefasta mauritii R. Kimakowicz, 1928
- Alopia nefasta nefasta (M. Kimakowicz, 1894)
- Alopia nefasta zagani Szekeres, 1969
Description
(Description originally in German of Alopia (Alopia) canescens nefaria) The length of the shell varies between 11.5 mm and 15 mm, its diemater between 3.5 mm and 4 mm.
The shell can be either dextral or sinistral, and is smaller and more swollen in shape. Its color ranges from brown-violet to dull blue, with a more prominent white suture thread and a yellowish-white, slightly bulging area behind the aperture.
The sculpture is similar to the typical form and consists primarily of more or less distinct growth lines, but can vary among specimens. It may range from clear ribbed lines to dense, even, and fairly sharp ridges, which either match the shell's color or appear lighter, sometimes even white. In some specimens, the lower lamella becomes faintly visible in the aperture; otherwise, the remaining features are consistent with the typical form.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in Romania.[1]
References
- ^ a b Alopia nefasta (M. Kimakowicz, 1894). 5 September 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Rossmässler, E. A. (Emil Adolf), Kobelt, Wilhelm, Haas, Fritz, Hesse, P. Rolle, Hermann. Wagner, J. A. (1893–1896). Iconographie der Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken. Dresden: Arnoldische Buchh. p. 14. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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- Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017.
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External links
- Kimakowicz, M. von (1894). "Prodromus zu einer Monographie des Clausilia-Subgenus Alopia H. et A. Adams; Beitrag zur Mollusken-Fauna Siebenbürgens, III. Nachtrag". Verhandlungen und Mittheilungen des Siebenbürgischen Vereins für Naturwissenschaften in Hermannstadt. 43: 40.
