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:
South America:

Species

Species within the genus Solaropsis include:
;Species brought into synonymy:
  • Solaropsis catenulata : synonym of Solaropsis marmatensis
  • * Solaropsis kuhni ''L. Pfeiffer: synonym of Solaropsis nubeculata
  • Solaropsis paravicinii Ancey, 1897: synonym of Solaropsis heliaca
  • Solaropsis pellisserpentis Chemnitz: synonym of Solaropsis undata''

Ecology

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