Obeliscus

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Obeliscus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Genus: Obeliscus
Beck, 1837 [1]
Type species
Helix obeliscusS. Moricand, 1834
Synonyms
  • Bulimus (Obeliscus)H. Beck, 1837 (original rank)
  • Obeliscus (Rectobelus)H. B. Baker, 1927 accepted, alternate representation

Obeliscus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Stenogyrinae of the family Achatinidae. [2] [3]

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Distribution

Species within this genus occur in Brazil, [4] Cuba, [5] ...

Species

The genus Obeliscus includes the following species:

Species brought into synonymy

See also

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References

  1. Beck (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 61.
  2. Bank, R. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017. . World Register of Marine Species , Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Obeliscus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877286 on 2020-06-23
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (in Portuguese) Salgado N. C. & Coelho A. C. S. (2003). "Moluscos terrestres do Brasil (Gastrópodes operculados ou não, exclusive Veronicellidae, Milacidae e Limacidae)". Revista de Biología Tropical 51(Suppl. 3): 149-189. (with English abstract), PDF Archived October 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine .
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Mollusca" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
  6. D'Avila et al. Rediscovery of Obeliscus agassizi Pilsbry, 1906 (Gastropoda, Subulinidae, Obeliscinae), annotated checklist of * Of Obeliscus Beck, 1837 and first description of the anatomy for the genus; Zoosystema 2020 42 (2)
  7. WoRMS (2011). Pyramidella Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160041 on 2011-03-15
  8. Popofsky (1913). Dtsch. Südpolar Exped.14(2): 279.