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Opalia (gastropod)
''Opalia '' is a genus of small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), 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 '' :Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Opalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species aWoRMS: Opaliaon 2014-12-01 * ''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 basicarinat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opalia Australis
The Opiconsivia (or Opeconsiva or Opalia) was an Roman festival, ancient Roman religious festival held August 25 in honor of Ops ("Plenty"), also known as Opis, a goddess of agricultural resources and wealth. The festival marked the end of harvest, with a mirror festival on December 19 concerned with the storage of the grain.J. Rufus Fears, "The Cult of Virtues and Roman Imperial Ideology," ''Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt'' II.17.2 (1981), p. 838. The Latin word ''consivia'' (or ''consiva'') derives from ''conserere'' ("to sow"). Opis was deemed a chthonic (underworld, inside the earth) goddess who made the vegetation grow. Since her abode was inside the earth, Ops was invoked by her worshipers while sitting, with their hands touching the ground, according to Macrobius (Saturnalia, I:10). Although Ops is a consort of Saturn (mythology), Saturn, she was closely associated with Consus, the protector of grains and subterranean storage bins (silos). Consus is therefore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |