Alopia livida explained

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

Subspecies:

Description

The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 2 mm, its diameter between 3.5 mm and 5 mm.

(Description in Latin of Balea livida) A dextral, fusiform shell with a slit. The shell is violet, featuring a white suture and fine striations. The aperture is broadly oval, and the cervix (the section of the shell between the aperture and the spire) is white and striated. The peristome is continuous, attached, slightly reflexed, and lip-like. The columella has a single fold, and there is a small fold on the aperture wall. [1]

Distribution

This species occurs in Romania.

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rossmässler . E.A. . Iconographie der Land- & Süßwasser- Mollusken, mit vorzüglicher Berücksichtigung der europäischen noch nicht abgebildeten Arten . 1838–1844 . Arnoldische Buchhandlung . Dresden and Leipzig . 16 . 3 September 2024.