WoRMS taxon details
Opalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
137948 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137948)
accepted
Genus
Scalaria australis Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Opalia australis (Lamarck, 1822) (type by subsequent designation)
Epitonium (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Granuliscala de Boury, 1909 · unaccepted (synonym)
Nodiscala de Boury, 1890 · unaccepted
Opalia (Crassiscala) De Boury, 1887 † · alternative representation
Opalia (Funiscala) De Boury, 1891 † · alternative representation
Opalia (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890 · alternative representation
Opalia (Opalia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · alternative representation
Opalia (Pliciscala) de Boury, 1887 · alternative representation
Opalia (Rugatiscala) de Boury, 1913 † · alternative representation
Payebrosoma Tapparone Canefri, 1876 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pliciscala de Boury, 1887 · unaccepted
Pliciscala (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Psychrosoma Tapparone Canefri, 1876 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Rugatiscala de Boury, 1913 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Scala (Dentiscala) de Boury, 1886 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Scala (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Scala (Opalia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Scala (Pliciscala) de Boury, 1887 · unaccepted
Scala (Pyramiscala) de Boury, 1909 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Scalaria (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Scalaria (Opalia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Scalaria (Psychrosoma) Tapparone Canefri, 1876 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Scalaria (Rugatiscala) de Boury, 1913 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Opalia abbotti Clench & R. D. Turner, 1952
- Species Opalia aglaia (Bartsch, 1915)
- Species Opalia ahiparana (A. W. B. Powell, 1930)
- Species Opalia alba (de Boury, 1911)
- Species Opalia apostolorum (Iredale, 1936)
- Species Opalia aurifila (Dall, 1889)
- Species Opalia australis (Lamarck, 1822)
- Species Opalia bairdii (E. A. Smith, 1872)
- Species Opalia ballinensis (E. A. Smith, 1891)
- Species Opalia bardeyi (Jousseaume, 1912)
- Species Opalia bicarinata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
- Species Opalia burchorum DuShane, 1988
- Species Opalia burryi Clench & R. D. Turner, 1950
- Species Opalia calyx T. Nakayama, 2012
- Species Opalia candida T. Cossignani, 2020
- Species Opalia colimana (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951)
- Species Opalia corolla (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
- Species Opalia coronata (R. A. Philippi & Scacchi, 1840)
- Species Opalia crassilabrum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
- Species Opalia crenata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Opalia crenatoides P. P. Carpenter, 1864
- Species Opalia crystallina (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Opalia diadema (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
- Species Opalia dushaneae E. F. García, 2004
- Species Opalia eolis Clench & R. D. Turner, 1950
- Species Opalia exopleura (Dall, 1917)
- Species Opalia felderi E. F. García, 2004
- Species Opalia fortunata Bouchet & Warén, 1986
- Species Opalia funiculata (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
- Species Opalia fusticulus Gaglini, 1992
- Species Opalia gaini (de Boury, 1923)
- Species Opalia garciai Kilburn, 1994
- Species Opalia gereti (de Boury, 1913)
- Species Opalia gracilis (Masahito, Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971)
- Species Opalia granosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
- Species Opalia gruveli Weil, L. G. Brown & Neville, 1999
- Species Opalia hidryma (Melvill, 1899)
- Species Opalia hotessieriana (A. d'Orbigny, 1842)
- Species Opalia infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852)
- Species Opalia jasonspraguei Thach, 2025
- Species Opalia koskinum (Hedley, 1909)
- Species Opalia leeana (A. E. Verrill, 1882)
- Species Opalia levis T. Nakayama, 2010
- Species Opalia longissima E. F. García, 2004
- Species Opalia lorenzi T. Cossignani, 2020
- Species Opalia mammosa (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
- Species Opalia martis (Thiele, 1925)
- Species Opalia matajiroi (Kuroda, 1954)
- Species Opalia mauritanica Talavera, 1975
- Species Opalia maxwelli (H. J. Finlay, 1930)
- Species Opalia megalodon E. F. García, 2004
- Species Opalia methoria Kilburn, 1985
- Species Opalia mexicana Dall, 1908
- Species Opalia minervae (Thiele, 1925)
- Species Opalia moerchiana (Dall, 1889)
- Species Opalia monovaricosa (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1961)
- Species Opalia montereyensis (Dall, 1907)
- Species Opalia mormulaeformis (Masahito, Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971)
- Species Opalia neocaledonica E. F. García, 2004
- Species Opalia pacoi Engl, 2002
- Species Opalia paucisculpta Bozzetti, 2007
- Species Opalia paulula DuShane, 1974
- Species Opalia pseudoscalaris (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
- Species Opalia pumilio (Mörch, 1875)
- Species Opalia punctata (Thiele, 1925)
- Species Opalia pupipunctata (de Boury, 1911)
- Species Opalia revizee S. Lima & Christoffersen, 2014
- Species Opalia sanjuanensis (H. N. Lowe, 1932)
- Species Opalia soror (Odhner, 1919)
- Species Opalia spongiosa P. P. Carpenter, 1864
- Species Opalia subcrassa (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)
- Species Opalia sumatrensis (Thiele, 1925)
- Species Opalia texta (E. A. Smith, 1903)
- Species Opalia thorsenae E. F. García, 2004
- Species Opalia tortipunctata Weil, L. G. Brown & Neville, 1999
- Species Opalia turnerae E. F. García, 2004
- Species Opalia velumnuptialis E. F. García, 2004
- Species Opalia wareni E. F. García, 2004
- Species Opalia wroblewskyi (Mörch, 1875)
- Species Opalia zelandica (H. J. Finlay, 1930)
- Subgenus Opalia (Claviscala) de Boury, 1909 accepted as Claviscala de Boury, 1909 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Opalia (Claviscala) terebralioides Kilburn, 1975 accepted as Claviscala kuroharai Kuroda, 1961 (junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Opalia (Dentiscala) de Boury, 1886 accepted as Dentiscala de Boury, 1886 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Opalia (Dentiscala) mazatlanica Dall, 1908 accepted as Opalia infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opalia (Dentiscala) mexicana Dall, 1908 accepted as Opalia mexicana Dall, 1908 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opalia andrewsii (A. E. Verrill, 1882) accepted as Cylindriscala andrewsii (A. E. Verrill, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opalia antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1907) accepted as Acirsa antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1907)
- Species Opalia attenuata (Pease, 1860) accepted as Opalia bicarinata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
- Species Opalia barbadensis (de Boury, 1913) accepted as Opalia pumilio var. moerchiana (Dall, 1889) accepted as Opalia moerchiana (Dall, 1889)
- Species Opalia borealis (A. A. Gould, 1852) accepted as Opalia wroblewskyi (Mörch, 1875) (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Scalaria borealis Lyell, 1841)
- Species Opalia bullata P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Opalia infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opalia cerigottana (Sturany, 1896) accepted as Punctiscala cerigottana (Sturany, 1896) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opalia chacei A. M. Strong, 1937 accepted as Opalia wroblewskyi (Mörch, 1875) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opalia consors (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864) accepted as Gyroscala lamellosa (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Gyroscala commutata (Monterosato, 1877)
- Species Opalia corsicana F. Nordsieck, 1974 accepted as Opalia coronata (R. A. Philippi & Scacchi, 1840)
- Species Opalia crenulata (Kiener, 1838) accepted as Opalia crenata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Opalia dromio Dall, 1927 accepted as Opaliopsis opalina (Dall, 1927)
- Species Opalia espirita (F. Baker, G D. Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1930) accepted as Opalia crystallina (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Opalia evicta (de Boury, 1919) accepted as Opalia montereyensis (Dall, 1907) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opalia exquisita A. Adams, 1864 accepted as Epitonium exquisitum (A. Adams, 1864) (original combination)
- Species Opalia fregata (Iredale, 1936) accepted as Cirsotrema fregata (Iredale, 1936) accepted as Rectacirsa fregata Iredale, 1936
- Species Opalia fusoides (Jousseaume, 1912) accepted as Opalia bicarinata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
- Species Opalia grossicostata (Nyst, 1871) accepted as Opalia hotessieriana (A. d'Orbigny, 1842)
- Species Opalia hellenica (Forbes, 1844) accepted as Opalia coronata (R. A. Philippi & Scacchi, 1840)
- Species Opalia humerosa (Schepman, 1909) accepted as Cylindriscala humerosa (Schepman, 1909) (superseded combination)
- Species Opalia insculpta P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Opalia crenatoides P. P. Carpenter, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opalia japonica (Okutani, 1964) accepted as Papuliscala japonica (Okutani, 1964)
- Species Opalia karinae Nowell-Usticke, 1969 accepted as Cirsotrema karinae (Nowell-Usticke, 1969) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opalia linteata (Schwengel, 1943) accepted as Opalia pumilio (Mörch, 1875) (superseded combination)
- Species Opalia magellanica (R. A. Philippi, 1845) accepted as Epitonium magellanicum (R. A. Philippi, 1845) accepted as Cirsotrema magellanicum (R. A. Philippi, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opalia mazatlanica Dall, 1908 accepted as Opalia infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opalia nodosocarinata (Dall, 1889) accepted as Opalia pumilio (Mörch, 1875) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opalia pluricostata Dall, 1917 accepted as Opalia montereyensis (Dall, 1907) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opalia retiporosa P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Opalia spongiosa P. P. Carpenter, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opalia revizee S. Lima, Christoffersen, J. Barros & Folly, 2012 accepted as Opalia revizee S. Lima & Christoffersen, 2014 (unavailable name)
- Species Opalia terebralioides Kilburn, 1975 accepted as Claviscala kuroharai Kuroda, 1961 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opalia tortilis (R. B. Watson, 1883) accepted as Cylindriscala tortilis (R. B. Watson, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opalia torulosa (Brocchi, 1814) accepted as Turriscala torulosa (Brocchi, 1814) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Opalia tremperi Bartsch, 1927 accepted as Opalia infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Opalia valida (Verco, 1906) accepted as Propescala translucida (Gatliff, 1906)
- Subgenus Opalia (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890 represented as Opalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
- Species Opalia (Nodiscala) gruveli Weil, L. G. Brown & Neville, 1999 accepted as Opalia gruveli Weil, L. G. Brown & Neville, 1999 (unaccepted subgenus)
- Species Opalia (Nodiscala) bicarinata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) represented as Opalia bicarinata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
- Species Opalia (Nodiscala) crassilabrum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) represented as Opalia crassilabrum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
- Species Opalia (Nodiscala) crystallina (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) represented as Opalia crystallina (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Species Opalia (Nodiscala) tortipunctata Weil, L. G. Brown & Neville, 1999 represented as Opalia tortipunctata Weil, L. G. Brown & Neville, 1999
- Subgenus Opalia (Opalia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 represented as Opalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
- Subgenus Opalia (Pliciscala) de Boury, 1887 represented as Opalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
- Species Opalia (Pliciscala) aglaia (Bartsch, 1915) represented as Opalia aglaia (Bartsch, 1915)
- Species Opalia (Pliciscala) methoria Kilburn, 1985 represented as Opalia methoria Kilburn, 1985 (basionym)
- Species Opalia (Pliciscala) mormulaeformis (Masahito, Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971) represented as Opalia mormulaeformis (Masahito, Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
(of Scala (Opalia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 1: 222. [details]
page(s): Vol. 1: 222. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Opalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137948 on 2026-02-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scala (Pyramiscala) de Boury, 1909 †) Boury, E. de. (1909). Catalogue des sous-genres de Scalidae. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 57(3): 255-258., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27393416
page(s): 255 [details]
original description (of Granuliscala de Boury, 1909) Boury, E. de. (1909). Catalogue des sous-genres de Scalidae. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 57(3): 255-258., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27393416
page(s): 256 [details]
original description (of Scala (Opalia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 1: 222. [details]
original description (of Scala (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890) Boury, E. de. (1890). Révision des Scalidae miocènes et pliocènes de l'Italie. <em>Bullettino della Societa Malacologica Italiana.</em> 14: 161-326, pl. 4. [published 22 January 1890]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39282460
page(s): 168 [details]
original description (of Scala (Dentiscala) de Boury, 1886) Boury E. de (1886) Monographie des Scalidae vivants et fossiles. Partie I: Sous genre <i>Crisposcala</i>. Paris, Comptoir Géologique de Paris, pp. i-xlv, 1-52, pl. 1-6. , available online at https://archive.org/details/monographiedess00bourgoog
page(s): xxi [details]
original description (of Scalaria (Psychrosoma) Tapparone Canefri, 1876) Tapparone Canefri, C. (1876). Rectifications dans la nomenclature de quelques espèces du genre <i>Scalaria</i>. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 24(2): 152-156. [19 May 1876]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16071459
page(s): 154 [details]
original description (of Scalaria (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890) Boury, E. de. (1890). Révision des Scalidae miocènes et pliocènes de l'Italie. <em>Bullettino della Societa Malacologica Italiana.</em> 14: 161-326, pl. 4. [published 22 January 1890]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39282460
page(s): 168 [details]
original description (of Scalaria (Rugatiscala) de Boury, 1913 †) Boury, E. de. (1911). Diagnoses de Scalariidae nouveaux appartenant aux sous-genre Cycloscala et Nodiscala. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 17(5): 329-331., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34198378
page(s): 72 [details]
original description (of Scala (Pliciscala) de Boury, 1887) Boury, E. de. (1887). Etude sur les sous genres de Scalidae du Bassin de Paris. Published by the author, 43 pp., available online at https://books.google.de/books?id=AXpGAQAAMAAJ
page(s): 19 [details]
page(s): 255 [details]
original description (of Granuliscala de Boury, 1909) Boury, E. de. (1909). Catalogue des sous-genres de Scalidae. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 57(3): 255-258., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27393416
page(s): 256 [details]
original description (of Scala (Opalia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 1: 222. [details]
original description (of Scala (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890) Boury, E. de. (1890). Révision des Scalidae miocènes et pliocènes de l'Italie. <em>Bullettino della Societa Malacologica Italiana.</em> 14: 161-326, pl. 4. [published 22 January 1890]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39282460
page(s): 168 [details]
original description (of Scala (Dentiscala) de Boury, 1886) Boury E. de (1886) Monographie des Scalidae vivants et fossiles. Partie I: Sous genre <i>Crisposcala</i>. Paris, Comptoir Géologique de Paris, pp. i-xlv, 1-52, pl. 1-6. , available online at https://archive.org/details/monographiedess00bourgoog
page(s): xxi [details]
original description (of Scalaria (Psychrosoma) Tapparone Canefri, 1876) Tapparone Canefri, C. (1876). Rectifications dans la nomenclature de quelques espèces du genre <i>Scalaria</i>. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 24(2): 152-156. [19 May 1876]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16071459
page(s): 154 [details]
original description (of Scalaria (Nodiscala) de Boury, 1890) Boury, E. de. (1890). Révision des Scalidae miocènes et pliocènes de l'Italie. <em>Bullettino della Societa Malacologica Italiana.</em> 14: 161-326, pl. 4. [published 22 January 1890]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39282460
page(s): 168 [details]
original description (of Scalaria (Rugatiscala) de Boury, 1913 †) Boury, E. de. (1911). Diagnoses de Scalariidae nouveaux appartenant aux sous-genre Cycloscala et Nodiscala. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 17(5): 329-331., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34198378
page(s): 72 [details]
original description (of Scala (Pliciscala) de Boury, 1887) Boury, E. de. (1887). Etude sur les sous genres de Scalidae du Bassin de Paris. Published by the author, 43 pp., available online at https://books.google.de/books?id=AXpGAQAAMAAJ
page(s): 19 [details]
Other
additional source
Kilburn R.N. (1985). The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 27(1): 239-337., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/216603.pdf?
page(s): 266 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
subsequent type designation Boury E. de (1886) Monographie des Scalidae vivants et fossiles. Partie I: Sous genre <i>Crisposcala</i>. Paris, Comptoir Géologique de Paris, pp. i-xlv, 1-52, pl. 1-6. , available online at https://archive.org/details/monographiedess00bourgoog
page(s): xxv [details]
page(s): 266 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
subsequent type designation Boury E. de (1886) Monographie des Scalidae vivants et fossiles. Partie I: Sous genre <i>Crisposcala</i>. Paris, Comptoir Géologique de Paris, pp. i-xlv, 1-52, pl. 1-6. , available online at https://archive.org/details/monographiedess00bourgoog
page(s): xxv [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
