Alopia mariae explained

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

Subspecies:

• Alopia mariae coronata R. Kimakowicz, 1943
• Alopia mariae hildegardae R. Kimakowicz, 1931
• Alopia mariae mariae R. Kimakowicz, 1931
• Alopia mariae soosi R. A. Brandt, 1961

Description

The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 23 mm, its diameter between 3.5 mm and 5 mm. ^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in Romania.

References

• Kimakowicz . R. von . Alopia-Sammelreise 1930. . Archiv für Molluskenkunde . 1931 . 63 . 40.
• Book: Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. . Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017 . 2017.

Notes and References

1. http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/species?id=2871 AnimalBase: Alopia hildegardae