Helicostyla

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Helicostyla
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A Helicostyla sp. in Northern Negros Natural Park, Philippines.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Camaenidae
Subfamily: Helicostylinae
Genus: Helicostyla
Férussac, 1821 [1]
Type species
Helix mirabilisFérussac, 1821
Synonyms
  • Bulimus (Eudoxus)Albers, 1850
  • Bulimus (Orthostylus)Beck, 1837 (original combination)
  • Cochlostyla (Helicostyla)Férussac, 1821 (unaccepted combination)
  • Cochlostyla (Opalliostyla)Pilsbry, 1896 · alternate representation
  • Cochlostyla (Orthostylus)Beck, 1837 (unaccepted combination)
  • EudoxusAlbers, 1850
  • Helicostyla (Cochlodryas)Martens, 1860· accepted, alternate representation
  • Helicostyla (Dryocochlias)Möllendorff, 1898· accepted, alternate representation (basionym)
  • Helicostyla (Eudoxus)Albers, 1850· accepted, alternate representation
  • Helicostyla (Helicostyla)Férussac, 1821 · alternate representation
  • Helicostyla (Opalliostyla)Pilsbry, 1896 (invalid: unnecessary replacement name)
  • Helicostyla (Orthostylus)Beck, 1837 · alternate representation
  • OrthostylusBeck, 1837 (junior synonym)

Helicostyla is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicostylinae of the family Camaenidae. Helicostyla is the type genus of the subfamily Helicostylinae. [2] [3]

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Distribution

This genus is endemic to the Philippines.

Species

Species within the genus Helicostyla include: [4] [5]

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. ↑ Férussac A. É. d'A. de (1821). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles, Tabl. Limaçons, 28.
  2. ↑ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia . 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN   3-925919-72-4. ISSN   0076-2997.
  3. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicostyla Férussac, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=993127 on 2 February 2021
  4. ↑ Bradybaenidae. Malacolos.com, accessed 16 November 2010.
  5. ↑ Biolib
  6. ↑ Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. Carfel Seashell Museum, Philippines: 1–377.
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