Biology:Opalia (gastropod)

Short description: Genus of gastropods

Opalia
Opalia coronata shells (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:	Epitonioidea
Family:	Epitoniidae
Genus:	Opalia Boury, 1890
Synonyms
Dentiscala de Boury, 1886 (uncertain) Granuliscala de Boury, 1909 Nodiscala de Boury, 1886 (uncertain) † Opalia (Crassiscala) De Boury, 1887 · accepted, alternate representation † Opalia (Funiscala) De Boury, 1891 †accepted, alternate representation Opalia (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890· accepted, alternate representation Opalia (Opalia) H. Adams & Adams, 1853 Opalia (Pliciscala) de Boury, 1887· accepted, alternate representation † Opalia (Rugatiscala) de Boury, 1913 †accepted, alternate representation Payebrosoma Tapparone-Canefri, 1876 Pliciscala de Boury, 1887 Pliciscala (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890 Psychrosoma Tapparone-Canefri, 1876 Scala (Dentiscala) de Boury, 1886 Scala (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890 Scala (Opalia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 † Scala (Pyramiscala) de Boury, 1909

Opalia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with a valid name are included within the genus Opalia  :

• Opalia abbotti Clench & Turner, 1952 (after R. Tucker Abbott)
• Opalia aglaia (Bartsch, 1915) (synonym of Gibbula agalia Bartsch, 1915)
• Opalia ahiparana (A. W. B. Powell, 1930)
• Opalia alba (de Boury, 1911)
• Opalia apostolorum (Iredale, 1936)
• Opalia attenuata (Pease, 1860)
• Opalia aurifila (Dall, 1889)
• Opalia australis (Lamarck, 1822)
• Opalia bairdii (E.A. Smith, 1872)
• Opalia ballinensis (E. A. Smith, 1891)
• Opalia bardeyi (Jousseaume, 1912)
• † Opalia basicarinata Lozouet, 1999
• Opalia bicarinata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
• † Opalia billaudeli (Mayer, 1864)
• Opalia burchorum DuShane, 1988
• Opalia burryi Clench & Turner, 1950
• Opalia calyx Nakayama, 2012
• Opalia candida T. Cossignani, 2020
• Opalia colimana Hertlein & Strong, 1951
• Opalia corolla (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
• Opalia coronata (Philippi, 1844)
• Opalia crassilabrum (G.B. Sowerby II, 1844)
• Opalia crenata (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Opalia crenatoides Carpenter, 1864
• Opalia crystallina (Carpenter, 1864)
• Opalia diadema (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
• Opalia dushaneae Garcia, 2004
• Opalia eolis Clench & Turner, 1950
• Opalia exopleura (Dall, 1917)
• Opalia felderi Garcia, 2004
• † Opalia flemingi Beu, 2011
• Opalia fortunata Bouchet & Warén, 1986
• Opalia funiculata (Carpenter, 1857)
• Opalia gaini Lamy, 1922
• Opalia garciai Kilburn, 1994
• Opalia gereti (de Boury, 1913)
• Opalia granosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
• Opalia granulosa de Boury, 1909
• Opalia gruveli (de Boury) (temporary name)
• Opalia hellenica (Forbes, 1844)
• Opalia hidryma (Melvill, 1899)
• Opalia hotessieriana (d’Orbigny, 1842)
• Opalia infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852)
• † Opalia komitica (Laws, 1944)
• Opalia japonica (Okutani, 1964)
• Opalia koskinum (Hedley, 1909)
• Opalia leeana (A. E. Verrill, 1882)
• Opalia levis Nakayama, 2010
• Opalia longissima Garcia, 2004
• Opalia lorenzi T. Cossignani, 2020
• † Opalia mackayi P. A. Maxwell, 1992
• Opalia mammosa (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
• Opalia martis (Thiele, 1925)
• Opalia matajiroi (Kuroda, 1954)
• Opalia mauritanica Talavera, 1975
• Opalia megalodon Garcia, 2004
• Opalia methoria Kilburn, 1985
• Opalia mexicana Dall, 1908
• Opalia minervae (Thiele, 1925)
• Opalia monovaricosa (Kuroda & Habe, 1961)
• Opalia montereyensis (Dall, 1907)
• Opalia morchiana (Dall, 1889)
• Opalia mormulaeformis (Masahito, Kuroda & Habe, 1971)
• Opalia neocaledonica Garcia, 2004
• † Opalia nympha (Hutton, 1885)
• Opalia pacoi Engl, 2002
• Opalia paucisculpta Bozzetti, 2007
• Opalia paulula DuShane, 1974
• † Opalia peyrerensis Lozouet, 1999
• Opalia pseudoescalaris (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
• Opalia pumilio (Libassi, 1859)
• Opalia punctata (Thiele, 1925)
• Opalia pupipunctata (de Boury, 1911)
• Opalia revizee Lima & Christoffersen, 2014
• Opalia sanjuanensis (Lowe, 1932)
• Opalia soror (Odhner, 1919)
• Opalia spongiosa Carpenter, 1866
• Opalia subcrassa (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)
• Opalia sumatrensis (Thiele, 1925)
• † Opalia tenuispiralis (P. Marshall, 1919)
• Opalia texta (E. A. Smith, 1903)
• Opalia thorsenae Garcia, 2004
• Opalia tortipunctata Weil, L. Brown & Neville, 1999
• Opalia turnerae Garcia, 2004
• Opalia velumnuptialis Garcia, 2004
• † Opalia waikakahiensis (P. A. Maxwell, 1992)
• Opalia wareni Garcia, 2004
• Opalia wroblewskyi (Mörch, 1875)
• Opalia zelandica Finlay, 1930

Species brought into synonymy

• Opalia andrewsii (A. E. Verrill, 1882): synonym of Cylindriscala andrewsii (A. E. Verrill, 1882)
• Opalia antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1907): synonym of Acirsa antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1907)
• Opalia barbadensis (de Boury, 1913): synonym of Opalia pumilio var. morchiana (Dall, 1889): synonym of Opalia morchiana (Dall, 1889)
• Opalia borealis Keep, 1881: synonym of Opalia wroblewskyi (Mörch, 1875)
• Opalia bullata Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Opalia infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852)
• Opalia cerigottana Sturany, 1896: synonym of Punctiscala cerigottana (Sturany, 1896)
• Opalia chacei Strong, 1937: synonym of Opalia wroblewskyi (Mörch, 1875)
• Opalia consors (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864): synonym of Gyroscala lamellosa (Lamarck, 1822)
• Opalia coronata (Scacchi, 1844): synonym of Opalia hellenica (Forbes, 1844)
• Opalia corsicana Nordsieck, 1974: synonym of Acirsa subdecussata (Cantraine, 1835)
• Opalia crenulata (Kiener, 1839): synonym of Opalia crenata (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Opalia dromio Dall, 1927: synonym of Opaliopsis opalina (Dall, 1927)
• Opalia espirita (Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1930): synonym of Opalia crystallina (Carpenter, 1864)
• Opalia evicta (de Boury, 1919): synonym of Opalia montereyensis (Dall, 1907)
• Opalia fregata (Iredale, 1936): synonym of Cirsotrema fregata (Iredale, 1936)
• Opalia fusoides (Jousseaume, 1912): synonym of Opalia bicarinata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
• Opalia fusticulus Gaglini, 1992: synonym of Opalia abbotti Clench & Turner, 1952
• Opalia gracilis (Masahito, Kuroda & Habe, 1971): synonym of Opalia bicarinata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
• Opalia grossicostata (Nyst, 1871): synonym of Opalia hotessieriana (d'Orbigny, 1842)
• Opalia humerosa (Schepman, 1909): synonym of Cylindriscala humerosa (Schepman, 1909)
• Opalia insculpta Carpenter, 1865: synonym of Opalia crenatoides Carpenter, 1864
• Opalia japonica (Okutani, 1964): synonym of Papuliscala japonica (Okutani, 1964)
• Opalia linteata (Schwengel, 1943): synonym of Opalia pumilio (Mörch, 1875)
• Opalia magellanica (Philippi, 1845): synonym of Epitonium magellanicum (Philippi, 1845)
• Opalia maxwelli (Finlay, 1930): synonym of Funiscala maxwelli Finlay, 1930
• Opalia mazatlanica Dall, 1908: synonym of Opalia infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852)
• Opalia nicolayi Nordsieck, 1974: synonym of Opalia abbotti Clench & Turner, 1952
• Opalia nodosocarinata (Dall, 1889): synonym of Opalia pumilio (Mörch, 1875)
• † Opalia plicosa (Philippi, 1844) : synonym of † Punctiscala plicosa (Philippi, 1844)
• Opalia pluricostata Dall, 1917: synonym of Opalia montereyensis (Dall, 1907)
• Opalia retiporosa (Carpenter, 1866): synonym of Opalia spongiosa Carpenter, 1864
• Opalia revizee Lima, Christoffersen, Barros & Folly, 2012: synonym of Opalia revizee Lima & Christoffersen, 2014
• Opalia terebralioides Kilburn, 1975: synonym of Claviscala terebralioides (Kilburn, 1975)
• Opalia tortilis (Watson, 1883): synonym of Cylindriscala tortilis (Watson, 1883)
• Opalia torulosa (Brocchi, 1814): synonym of Claviscala richardi (Dautzenberg & de Boury, 1897)
• Opalia tremperi Bartsch, 1927: synonym of Opalia infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852)
• Opalia valida (Verco, 1906): synonym of Cirsotrema validum (Verco, 1906)

References

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
• Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch

External links

• Boury E. de (1886) Monographie des Scalidae vivants et fossiles. Partie I: Sous genre Crisposcala. Paris, Comptoir Géologique de Paris, pp. i-xlv, 1-52, pl. 1-6
• Boury E. (de) (1909). Catalogue des sous-genres de Scalidae. Journal de Conchyliologie, 57: 255-258
• Kilburn R.N. (1985). The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27(1): 239-337

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