Helicodonta
Helicodonta, common name the "cheese snail", is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Helicodontinae of the family Helicodontidae. [2]
| Helicodonta | |
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| Three shells of Helicodonta obvoluta, two juveniles and one adult. Scale bar shows mm and cm | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Infraorder: | Helicoidei |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Helicodontidae |
| Genus: | Helicodonta Férussac, 1821[1] |
| Type species | |
| Helix obvoluta O. F. Müller, 1774 | |
| Synonyms | |
Vortex H. Beck, 1837 (Invalid: junior objective synonym of Helicodonta) | |
The common name is based on the shape of the shell, which is reminiscent of a wheel of cheese.
Species
Species within the genus Helicodonta include:
- Helicodonta angigyra (Rossmässler, 1834)
- Helicodonta langhofferi Wagner, 1912
- Helicodonta obvoluta (Müller, 1774)
- Helicodonta wilhelminae Maassen, 1991
- Species brought into synonymy
- Helicodonta gyria (J. R. Roth, 1839) : synonym of Lindholmiola gyria (J. R. Roth, 1839) (unaccepted combination)
- Helicodonta hispanica Gude, 1910 : synonym of Suboestophora hispanica (Gude, 1910) (original combination)
- Helicodonta involuta (Thomä, 1845) † : synonym of Protodrepanostoma involutum (Thomä, 1845) † (new combination)
- Helicodonta planorbiformis (Sacco, 1886) † : synonym of Protodrepanostoma planorbiforme (Sacco, 1886) †
- Helicodonta sculpturata Gray, 1838 : synonym of Sculptaria sculpturata (Gray, 1838) (original combination)
References
- Férussac, A. E. J. P. J. F. d'Audebard de [1821-1822]. Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un prodrome général pour tous les mollusques terrestres ou fluviatiles, vivants ou fossiles. pp. j-xlvij [= 1-47], [1], 1-110, [1]. Paris, Londres. (Bertrand, Sowerby).
- MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicodonta A. Férussac, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887088 on 2021-02-01
- Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017
- Zilch, A. (1959-1960). Gastropoda. Teil 2. Euthyneura. In: O.H. Schindewolf (ed.), Handbuch der Paläozoologie, 6 (2, 1): 1-200 (17 July 1959); (2, 2): 201-400 (25 November 1959); (2, 3): 401-600 (30 March 1960); (2, 4): 601-834, I-XII (15 August 1960). Berlin (Borntraeger).
External links
- Held, F. (1837-1838). Notizen über die Weichthiere Bayerns. Isis (Oken), 30 (4): 303-309 (1837); 30 (12): 901-919 (1838). Leipzig
- Fitzinger, L.J. (1833). Systematisches Verzeichniß der im Erzherzogthume Oesterreich vorkommenden Weichthiere, als Prodrom einer Fauna derselben. Beiträge zur Landeskunde Oesterreichs's unter der Enns, 3: 88-122. Wien
- Férussac, A.E.J.P.F. d'Audebard de. (1821-1822). Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un Prodrome général pour tous les mollusques ou fluviatiles, vivantes ou fossiles. Paris, 1821 et 1822.
- Beck, H. (1837). Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici. 1-124. Hafniae
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