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:
  • Solaropsis alcobacensis Salvador & Simone, 2015Solaropsis amazonica Solaropsis andicola L. PfeifferSolaropsis anguicula Solaropsis angulifera F. Haas, 1955Solaropsis anomala Pilsbry, 1957Solaropsis bachi Ihering, 1900Solaropsis brasiliana Solaropsis caperata F. S. Silva, Mendes-Júnior & Simone, 2022Solaropsis castelnaudii Solaropsis catenifera L. Pfeiffer, 1854Solaropsis cearana Solaropsis chicomendesi Cuezzo & I. Fernández, 2001Solaropsis cicatricata Beck, 1837Solaropsis cousini Jousseaume, 1887Solaropsis derbyi Solaropsis diplogonia Solaropsis elaps Dohrn, 1882Solaropsis fairchildi Bequaert & Clench, 1938Solaropsis feisthameli Solaropsis gibboni Solaropsis heliaca Solaropsis incarum Solaropsis inornata Haas, 1951Solaropsis johnsoni Pilsbry, 1933Solaropsis juruana Solaropsis leopoldina Solaropsis marmatensis L. PfeifferSolaropsis monile Solaropsis monolacca Solaropsis nimbus Solaropsis nubeculata Solaropsis palizae Weyrauch, 1956Solaropsis pascalia Solaropsis pellisboae Solaropsis penthesileae Salvador, 2021Solaropsis pilsbryi Ihering, 1900 Solaropsis pizarro Solaropsis planior Solaropsis praestans L. Pfeiffer, 1854Solaropsis punctata Solaropsis rosarium Solaropsis rugifera Dohrn, 1882Solaropsis selenostoma L. Pfeiffer, 1854Solaropsis serpens Solaropsis tiloriensis Solaropsis trigonostoma Haas, 1934Solaropsis undata Solaropsis undata F. Haas, 1966.Solaropsis venezuelensis Preston, 1909Solaropsis vipera
;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.