WoRMS taxon details
Opeas Albers, 1850
875200 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:875200)
accepted
Genus
Helix goodallii J. S. Miller, 1822 accepted as Opeas hannense (Rang, 1831) (type by subsequent designation)
Bulimus (Opeas) Albers, 1850 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Opeas (Opeas) Albers, 1850 · alternative representation
Stenogyra (Opeas) Albers, 1850 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Opeas adamsi Pilsbry, 1906
- Species Opeas albaniense Connolly, 1919
- Species Opeas annipacis Connolly, 1919
- Species Opeas aphantum Connolly, 1923
- Species Opeas araeum Connolly, 1923
- Species Opeas arayatense (C. Semper, 1874)
- Species Opeas arctispirale (Gredler, 1884)
- Species Opeas camba A. d'Orbigny, 1838
- Species Opeas carinatum (Wattebled, 1884)
- Species Opeas changleensis Y.-T. Li, 1985 †
- Species Opeas chingshingensis Ping, 1929 †
- Species Opeas contamanoense Preston, 1914
- Species Opeas crawfordi (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1893)
- Species Opeas cressyi Connolly, 1922
- Species Opeas crystallinum (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896)
- Species Opeas cuencanum (L. Pfeiffer, 1858)
- Species Opeas delicatum Gibbons, 1877
- Species Opeas didyma (Westerlund, 1883)
- Species Opeas dohrni Girard, 1893
- Species Opeas elgonense Connolly, 1942
- Species Opeas eulimoides (Preston, 1909)
- Species Opeas euschemon Connolly, 1923
- Species Opeas filare (Heude, 1882)
- Species Opeas filiforme Möllendorff, 1894
- Species Opeas gestroi Germain, 1915
- Species Opeas glischrum Connolly, 1923
- Species Opeas gommeryi Pickford, 2019 †
- Species Opeas gracilior (Gredler, 1881)
- Species Opeas greeffi Girard, 1893
- Species Opeas guangdongense W. Yü, 1977 †
- Species Opeas hamonvillei (Dautzenberg, 1890)
- Species Opeas hannense (Rang, 1831)
- Species Opeas hexagyrum O. Boettger, 1890
- Species Opeas hunanense (Gredler, 1884)
- Species Opeas indifferens O. Boettger, 1907
- Species Opeas innocens Preston, 1910
- Species Opeas kusaiense Pilsbry, 1906
- Species Opeas lamoense (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892)
- Species Opeas lepidum Connolly, 1910
- Species Opeas lineare (Krauss, 1848)
- Species Opeas marginatum Connolly, 1923
- Species Opeas marlini D. S. Dourson, Caldwell & J. A. Dourson, 2018
- Species Opeas marsabitense Connolly, 1923
- Species Opeas mcbeani Melvill & Ponsonby, 1903
- Species Opeas minisculum Y. Li & Z. Li, 1980 †
- Species Opeas minutum (Klein, 1853) †
- Species Opeas montanum (C. Semper, 1874)
- Species Opeas natermanni Connolly, 1923
- Species Opeas nitidum Quadras & Möllendorff, 1893
- Species Opeas nutans (Gredler, 1881)
- Species Opeas opella Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1906
- Species Opeas orci (Oppenheim, 1895) †
- Species Opeas paioense (Bock, 1881)
- Species Opeas pareimena (Connolly, 1923)
- Species Opeas pauper (Dohrn, 1866)
- Species Opeas pellitum (Gredler, 1884)
- Species Opeas pervitreum Connolly, 1923
- Species Opeas pilosum (C. Semper, 1874)
- Species Opeas praecox Connolly, 1925
- Species Opeas psephenum Connolly, 1923
- Species Opeas pyrgula Schmacker & O. Boettger, 1891
- Species Opeas rarum (K. Miller, 1879)
- Species Opeas santanense (L. Pfeiffer, 1858)
- Species Opeas semperi (Hidalgo, 1888)
- Species Opeas siashuense Hsü, 1936 †
- Species Opeas soulaianum Fischer-Piette & Testud, 1973
- Species Opeas stenostoma (E. A. Smith, 1890)
- Species Opeas striatissum (Gredler, 1882)
- Species Opeas strigile (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901)
- Species Opeas subcrenulatum Möllendorff, 1895
- Species Opeas sublineare O. Boettger, 1910
- Species Opeas subpauper Germain, 1912
- Species Opeas tapeinum Connolly, 1923
- Species Opeas thomasi Connolly, 1923
- Species Opeas toroense Connolly, 1923
- Species Opeas tsiveryi K. C. Emberton & Pearce, 2000
- Species Opeas vengoense Connolly, 1922
- Species Opeas woodhousei Connolly, 1923
- Species Opeas xijianheensis Y.-T. Li, 1984 †
- Species Opeas xuehuashanense Y. Li & Z. Li, 1980 †
- Species Opeas yunlongensis H.-Z. Pan, 1977 †
- Subgenus Opeas (Bulimus) Bruguière, 1789 accepted as Bulimus Bruguière, 1789
- Species Opeas (Bulimus) pealei Tryon, 1869 accepted as Prosopeas pealei (Tryon, 1869) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Opeas (Comoropeas) Pilsbry, 1906 accepted as Comoropeas Pilsbry, 1906 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Opeas (Micropeas) Connolly, 1923 accepted as Micropeas Connolly, 1923 (distinct genus)
- Species Opeas (Micropeas) callipeplum Connolly, 1923 accepted as Cecilioides callipeplum (Connolly, 1923) (original combination)
- Species Opeas (Micropeas) euphues Connolly, 1923 accepted as Micropeas euphues (Connolly, 1923) (original combination)
- Species Opeas (Micropeas) peringueyi Connolly, 1923 accepted as Micropeas peringueyi (Connolly, 1923) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Opeas (Nothapalinus) Connolly, 1923 accepted as Nothapalinus Connolly, 1923
- Species Opeas (Nothapalinus) crenatum Verdcourt, 1957 accepted as Nothapalinus crenatus (Verdcourt, 1957)
- Species Opeas (Nothapalinus) kempi (Preston, 1912) accepted as Nothapalinus kempi (Preston, 1912) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opeas (Nothapalinus) suavissimum Connolly, 1923 accepted as Nothapalinus suavissimus (Connolly, 1923)
- Subgenus Opeas (Tomopeas) Pilsbry, 1906 accepted as Tomopeas Pilsbry, 1906 accepted as Eutomopeas Pilsbry, 1946 (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Miller, 1900 [Chiroptera])
- Species Opeas aciculiforme (K. Miller, 1879) accepted as Opeas pumilum (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) accepted as Opeas hannense (Rang, 1831) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opeas acutius (K. Miller, 1879) accepted as Allopeas gracile (T. Hutton, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opeas angustior Preston, 1911 accepted as Streptostele angustior (Preston, 1911) (original combination)
- Species Opeas apex (Mousson, 1849) accepted as Allopeas gracile (T. Hutton, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opeas argutum Pilsbry, 1906 accepted as Leptopeas argutum (Pilsbry, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opeas bawriense Pilsbry, 1905 accepted as Streptostele bawriensis (Pilsbry, 1905) (original combination)
- Species Opeas beckiana (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) accepted as Beckianum beckianum (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Opeas bocourtianum (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1869) accepted as Leptopeas bocourtianum (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1869) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opeas brevispira Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1904 accepted as Allopeas brevispira (Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1904) (original combination)
- Species Opeas burnupi Connolly, 1919 accepted as Pseudopeas burnupi (Connolly, 1919) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opeas caracasensis (Reeve, 1849) accepted as Beckianum beckianum (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opeas cavernicola Annandale & Chopra, 1924 accepted as Allopeas cavernicola (Annandale & Chopra, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opeas chaperi Jousseaume, 1889 accepted as Pseudosubulina chaperi (Jousseaume, 1889) (original combination)
- Species Opeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) accepted as Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opeas contamanoensis [sic] accepted as Opeas contamanoense Preston, 1914 (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Opeas corrupta Klika, 1891 † accepted as Opeas corruptum Klika, 1891 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Opeas crenulata E. A. Smith, 1901 accepted as Streptostele crenulata (E. A. Smith, 1901) (original combination)
- Species Opeas crossei Girard, 1893 accepted as Pseudopeas crossei (Girard, 1893) (original combination)
- Species Opeas decaryi Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & Vukadinovic, 1974 accepted as Streptostele decaryi (Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & Vukadinovic, 1974) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opeas delicata Gibbons, 1877 accepted as Opeas delicatum Gibbons, 1877 (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Opeas dimorpha Ghosh, 1929 accepted as Paropeas tchehelense (de Morgan, 1885) (junior synonym)
- Species Opeas doveri Ghosh, 1929 accepted as Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1789) (junior synonym)
- Species Opeas dresseli (K. Miller, 1879) accepted as Allopeas micra (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opeas durbanense Sturany, 1898 accepted as Euonyma tugelensis (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897) (synonym)
- Species Opeas egens d'Ailly, 1896 accepted as Pseudopeas egens (d'Ailly, 1896) (original combination)
- Species Opeas fagoti Mabille, 1887 accepted as Prosopeas fagoti (Mabille, 1887) (original combination)
- Species Opeas fanei Connolly, 1919 accepted as Opeas strigile (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901) (synonym)
- Species Opeas florentiae (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901) accepted as Hypolysia florentiae Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901
- Species Opeas fragilis Ping, 1929 † accepted as Opeas filare (Heude, 1882) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opeas gladiolus Crosse & Fischer, 1877 accepted as Leptopeas gladiolus (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1877) (original combination)
- Species Opeas goodalli J. S. Miller, 1822 accepted as Opeas hannense (Rang, 1831) (junior synonym)
- Species Opeas gracile (T. Hutton, 1834) accepted as Allopeas gracile (T. Hutton, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opeas gracillima (L. Pfeiffer, 1839) accepted as Melaniella gracillima (L. Pfeiffer, 1839) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Opeas guangdongensis W. Yü, 1977 † accepted as Opeas guangdongense W. Yü, 1977 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Opeas guatemalensis Strebel, 1882 accepted as Leptopeas guatemalense (Strebel, 1882) (original combination)
- Species Opeas hedeius Mabille, 1887 accepted as Allopeas hedeius (Mabille, 1887) (original combination)
- Species Opeas henshawi Sykes, 1904 accepted as Paropeas achatinaceum (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opeas heudei Pilsbry, 1906 accepted as Allopeas heudei (Pilsbry, 1906) (original combination)
- Species Opeas heurni Vernhout, 1914 accepted as Lamellaxis heurni (Vernhout, 1914)
- Species Opeas kyotoensis Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1904 accepted as Allopeas clavulinum kyotoense (Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1904) (original combination and rank)
- Species Opeas lata Ping, 1929 † accepted as Cochlicopa sinensis (Heude, 1890) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opeas lenta E. A. Smith, 1903 accepted as Streptostele lenta (E. A. Smith, 1903) (original combination)
- Species Opeas limpidum E. von Martens, 1897 accepted as Streptostele limpida (E. von Martens, 1897) (original combination)
- Species Opeas lucida (Gibbons, 1879) accepted as Opeas bawriense Pilsbry, 1905 accepted as Streptostele bawriensis (Pilsbry, 1905) (junior secondary homonym of Opeas lucida (Poey, 1851); Opeas bawriense Pilsbry, 1905 is a replacement name.)
- Species Opeas lucida (Poey, 1852) accepted as Opeas micra (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) accepted as Allopeas micra (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
- Species Opeas mariae Jousseaume, 1894 accepted as Allopeas mariae (Jousseaume, 1894) (original combination)
- Species Opeas mauritianum (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) accepted as Allopeas mauritianum (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) accepted as Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opeas micra (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) accepted as Allopeas micra (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opeas nevilli Godwin-Austen, 1877 accepted as Lamellaxis (Allopeas) nevilli (Godwin-Austen, 1876) accepted as Rishetia nevilli (Godwin-Austen, 1876) (original combination)
- Species Opeas obesispira Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1904 accepted as Allopeas mauritianum obesispira (Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1904) accepted as Allopeas clavulinum obesispira (Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1904) (original combination)
- Species Opeas octogyrum (L. Pfeiffer, 1856) accepted as Stenogyra octogyra (L. Pfeiffer, 1856) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opeas octonoides (C. B. Adams, 1845) accepted as Allopeas micra (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opeas odiosum Pilsbry, 1899 accepted as Volutaxis odiosus (Pilsbry, 1899) (original combination)
- Species Opeas oparanum (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) accepted as Allopeas gracile (T. Hutton, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opeas orestias Preston, 1911 accepted as Pseudopeas orestias (Preston, 1911) (original combination)
- Species Opeas patzcuarense Pilsbry, 1899 accepted as Volutaxis patzcuarensis (Pilsbry, 1899) (original combination)
- Species Opeas peringueyi Connolly, 1923 accepted as Micropeas peringueyi (Connolly, 1923) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opeas plicatella (Guppy, 1868) accepted as Obeliscus plicatellum (Guppy, 1868) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Opeas plicatellus (Guppy, 1868) accepted as Obeliscus plicatellum (Guppy, 1868) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Opeas prestoni Sykes, 1898 accepted as Allopeas prestoni (Sykes, 1898) (original combination)
- Species Opeas pruinosum Möllendorf, 1900 accepted as Paropeas achatinaceum (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (junior synonym)
- Species Opeas pumilum (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) accepted as Opeas hannense (Rang, 1831) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opeas pyrgula A. Adams, 1868 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Opeas rhoadsae Pilsbry, 1899 accepted as Volutaxis rhoadsae (Pilsbry, 1899) (original combination)
- Species Opeas rumrutiense Preston, 1911 accepted as Pseudopeas rumrutiense (Preston, 1911) (original combination)
- Species Opeas satsumense Pilsbry, 1906 accepted as Allopeas satsumense (Pilsbry, 1906) (original combination)
- Species Opeas siashuensis Hsü, 1936 † accepted as Opeas siashuense Hsü, 1936 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Opeas soulaianus Fischer-Piette & Testud, 1973 accepted as Opeas soulaianum Fischer-Piette & Testud, 1973 (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Opeas stenostomum [sic] accepted as Opeas stenostoma (E. A. Smith, 1890) (misspelling)
- Species Opeas streptosteloides E. von Martens, 1897 accepted as Streptostele streptosteloides (E. von Martens, 1897) (original combination)
- Species Opeas striatissimum (Gredler, 1882) accepted as Opeas striatissum (Gredler, 1882) (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Opeas subula (L. Pfeiffer, 1839) accepted as Allopeas subula (L. Pfeiffer, 1839) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Opeas subvaricosum E. von Martens, 1897 accepted as Streptostele subvaricosa (E. von Martens, 1897) (original combination)
- Species Opeas sykesi Pilsbry, 1906 accepted as Allopeas sykesi (Pilsbry, 1906) (original combination)
- Species Opeas tangaense d'Ailly, 1910 accepted as Allopeas gracile (T. Hutton, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opeas terebra Preston, 1911 accepted as Streptostele terebra (Preston, 1911) (original combination)
- Species Opeas tryonianum (Tate, 1870) accepted as Allopeas micra (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opeas tuckeri (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) accepted as Eremopeas tuckeri (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opeas varicosum d'Ailly, 1910 accepted as Streptostele varicosa (d'Ailly, 1910) (original combination)
- Species Opeas venusta E. A. Smith, 1903 accepted as Opeas venustum E. A. Smith, 1903 accepted as Streptostele venusta (E. A. Smith, 1903) (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Opeas venustum E. A. Smith, 1903 accepted as Streptostele venusta (E. A. Smith, 1903) (original combination)
- Species Opeas vicina Preston, 1911 accepted as Streptostele vicina (Preston, 1911) (original combination)
- Species Opeas xuehuashanensis Y. Li & Z. Li, 1980 † accepted as Opeas xuehuashanense Y. Li & Z. Li, 1980 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Opeas yucatanense Pilsbry, 1906 accepted as Leptopeas yucatanense (Pilsbry, 1906) (original combination)
- Subgenus Opeas (Opeas) Albers, 1850 represented as Opeas Albers, 1850
- Species Opeas (Opeas) pumilum (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) represented as Opeas pumilum (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) accepted as Opeas hannense (Rang, 1831)
- Species Opeas amdoanum Möllendorff, 1901 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Opeas bocagei Nobre, 1905 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, species not mentioned in recent literature)
- Species Opeas corruptum Klika, 1891 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Opeas curvicosta Möllendorff, 1897 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Opeas diepenheimi Preston, 1913 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Opeas minutum (C. Semper, 1874) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Opeas pruniosum Möllendorff, 1900 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Opeas schensiense Sturany, 1899 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Opeas ternatanum O. Boettger, 1891 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Opeas tonkinorum Mabille, 1889 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Opeas vieirai Nobre, 1905 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Opeas viviparum (K. Miller, 1878) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Opeas welwitschi Nobre, 1905 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, species not mentioned in recent literature)
neuter
(of Bulimus (Opeas) Albers, 1850) Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. Berlin: Enslin. 262 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11965983
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Opeas Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=875200 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Bulimus (Opeas) Albers, 1850) Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. Berlin: Enslin. 262 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11965983
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Other
additional source
Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
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additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1919). A review of the land mollusks of the Belgian Congo chiefly based on the collections of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909-1915. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 40: 1-370, pls I-XXIII.
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additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1919). A review of the land mollusks of the Belgian Congo chiefly based on the collections of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909-1915. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 40: 1-370, pls I-XXIII.
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