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Solaropsis

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.

Distribution

Distribution of Solaropsis include:

Central America:

  • Costa Rica

South America:

Species

Species within the genus Solaropsis include:

Species brought into synonymy:
  • Solaropsis catenulata <small>(Ancey, 1890)</small>: synonym of Solaropsis marmatensis <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1855)</small>
  • * Solaropsis kuhni L. Pfeiffer: synonym of Solaropsis nubeculata <small>(Deshayes, 1831)</small>
  • Solaropsis paravicinii <small>Ancey, 1897</small>: synonym of Solaropsis heliaca <small>(d'Orbigny, 1835)</small>
  • Solaropsis pellisserpentis <small>Chemnitz</small>: synonym of Solaropsis undata <small>([Lightfoot], 1786)</small>

Ecology

Solaropsis lives in rain forests.

Solaropsis aff. fairchildi has been found to feed on flesh meat in the laboratory.

References

  • Pilsbry, H. A. (1926). The land mollusks of the Republic of Panama and the Canal Zone. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 78: 57–126, plates 9–10.
  • Pilsbry, H. A. (1933). Zoological results of the Matto Grosso expedition to Brazil in 1931,-II. Mollusca. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 85: 67-76 + 1 plate.
  • Weyrauch, W.K. (1956). Neue Landschnecken aus Peru. Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 85 (4/6): 145–164, pl. 11. Frankfurt am Main.
  • 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.
  • Simone, L. R. L. (2010). A new genus and species of camaenid from the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil (Pulmonata, Helicoidea). Journal of Conchology. 40(2): 149-161

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