Alopia regalis is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae.
Subspecies:
- Alopia regalis deubeli <small>(Clessin, 1890)</small>
- Alopia regalis doftanae <small>H. Nordsieck, 1977</small>
- Alopia regalis glabriuscula <small>(Rossmässler, 1858)</small>
- Alopia regalis microstoma <small>(M. Kimakowicz, 1883)</small>
- Alopia regalis nordsiecki <small>Grossu & Tesio, 1973</small>
- Alopia regalis petrensis <small>H. Nordsieck, 1996</small>
- Alopia regalis proclivis <small>(M. Kimakowicz, 1894)</small>
- Alopia regalis regalis <small>(M. Bielz, 1851)</small>
- Alopia regalis sabinae <small>R. Kimakowicz, 1928</small>
- Alopia regalis wagneri <small>(M. Kimakowicz, 1894)</small>
- Alopia regalis mutabilis <small>(M. Kimakowicz, 1894)</small>: taxon inquirendum (based on an unavailable original name; the oldest synonym becomes the accepted name of this taxon)
Description
The length of the shell varies between 14 mm and 16 mm its diameter between 3.9 mm and .5 mm.
The violet-brown shell is nearly smooth, with fine ribbing near the aperture. The suture is white, and the interior of the aperture is yellowish-brown. The margin is slightly reflected. The parietal and columellar folds are well developed, with a long principal fold and a shorter upper palatal fold, while no additional palatal folds are present.
Distribution
This species occurs in Romania and Croatia.
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