''Leiostyla'' is a
genus of small air-breathing
land snail
A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...
s,
terrestrial pulmonate
Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the family
Lauriidae
Lauriidae is a family of land snails. It is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) ...
.
[Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedrich-Held-Gesellschaft, 267 pp.] [MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Leiostyla R. T. Lowe, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=842729 on 2021-04-29]
The genus ''Leiostyla'' was previously placed in the subfamily Lauriinae, within the family Pupillidae.
Species
Species in the genus ''Leiostyla'' include:
* ''
Leiostyla abbreviata''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852) - also known as
Madeiran land snail Madeiran land snail is a common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of ...
* ''
Leiostyla albina''
(Pilsbry, 1931)
* ''
Leiostyla anglica''
(A. Férussac, 1821)
* ''
Leiostyla arborea''
(R. T. Lowe, 1855)
* † ''
Leiostyla austriaca''
(Wenz, 1921)
* ''
Leiostyla beatae''
Walther & Hausdorf, 2015
* ''
Leiostyla callathiscus''
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)
* † ''
Leiostyla capellinii''
(Sacco, 1886)
* ''
Leiostyla cassida''
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)- also known as Madeiran land snail
* ''
Leiostyla cassidula''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla castanea
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedri ...
''
(Shuttleworth, 1852)
* † ''
Leiostyla castanheiraensis''
Groh & Pokryszko, 2019
* ''
Leiostyla caucasica''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
* ''
Leiostyla cheiligona''
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)
* ''
Leiostyla colvillei''
Seddon & Killeen, 1996
* ''
Leiostyla concinna''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* † ''
Leiostyla cooki''
Cameron & Pokryszko, 2019
* ''
Leiostyla corneocostata''
(Wollaston, 1878) - also known as Madeiran land snail
* ''
Leiostyla crassilabris''
Hausdorf, 1990
* ''
Leiostyla degenerata''
(Wollaston, 1878)
* † ''
Leiostyla desertaensis''
Groh, Cameron & Teixeira, 2019
* ''
Leiostyla eikenboomi''
Bank, Menkhorst & Neubert, 2016
* † ''
Leiostyla espigaoensis''
Seddon, 1990
* ''
Leiostyla falknerorum
''Leiostyla falknerorum'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Re ...
''
Bank, Groh & Ripken, 2002
* ''
Leiostyla ferraria''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla filicum''
D. T. Holyoak & Seddon, 1986
* ''
Leiostyla fusca
''Leiostyla fusca'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal, present in a restricted area along the north coa ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla fuscidula
''Leiostyla fuscidula'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( p ...
''
(Morelet, 1860)
* ''
Leiostyla gibba''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852) - Madeiran land snail
* ''
Leiostyla glomerosa
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Suvorov & Schileyko, 1991)
* † ''
Leiostyla gottschicki''
(Wenz, 1922)
* ''
Leiostyla heterodon
''Leiostyla heterodon'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal, where it inhabits four closely localised site ...
''
(Pilsbry, 1923)
* ''
Leiostyla honesta
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedri ...
''
(Suvorov & Schileyko, 1991)
* ''
Leiostyla iranica''
E. Gittenberger & Pieper, 1988
* ''
Leiostyla irrigua
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedri ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* † ''
Leiostyla krstichae''
Prysjazhnjuk, 2015
* ''
Leiostyla lamellosa
''Leiostyla lamellosa'' is an extinct species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
This species is mentioned in Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive.
Distribution
This spe ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla laurinea''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla loweana
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Wollaston, 1878)
* ''
Leiostyla macilenta
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla mica
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Schileyko, 1998)
* ''
Leiostyla millegrana
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla monticola''
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)
* ''
Leiostyla nemethi
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
Hausdorf, 1996
* ''
Leiostyla numidica
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Bourguignat, 1864)
* ''
Leiostyla paphlagonica
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
Hausdorf, 1990
* ''
Leiostyla paulinae''
(Lindholm, 1913)
* † ''
Leiostyla piserai
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
Harzhauser & Neubauer, 2018
* ''
Leiostyla pontica
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedri ...
''
(Retowski, 1889)
* † ''
Leiostyla priscilla
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Paladilhe, 1873)
* ''
Leiostyla pulchra''
(Retowski, 1883)
* ''
Leiostyla recta''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla rectidentata''
(Schileyko, 1976)
* ''
Leiostyla relevata
''Leiostyla relevata'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail in the family Lauriidae. It is endemic to Ilhéu de Baixo, an islet near Porto Santo Island
Porto Santo Island () is a Portuguese island northeast of Madeira Island in th ...
''
(Wollaston, 1878)
* ''
Leiostyla rugulosa
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedri ...
''
(Morelet, 1860)
* ''
Leiostyla schweigeri
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedri ...
''
(Götting, 1963)
* ''
Leiostyla silicea
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedri ...
''
(Schileyko, 1975)
* † ''
Leiostyla simulans
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedri ...
''
Cameron & Groh, 2019
* ''
Leiostyla simulator
''Leiostyla simulator'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Repu ...
''
(Pilsbry, 1923)
* ''
Leiostyla sinangula
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Schileyko, 1975)
* ''
Leiostyla sphinctostoma''
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)
* † ''
Leiostyla subcorneocostata
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
Seddon, 1990
* ''
Leiostyla superba
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedri ...
''
Hausdorf, 1990
* ''
Leiostyla superstructa
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Mousson, 1876)
* ''
Leiostyla taeniata
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Shuttleworth, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla tenuimarginata''
(Pilsbry, 1922)
* ''
Leiostyla tesselata''
(Morelet, 1860)
* ''
Leiostyla vermiculosa
''Leiostyla vermiculosa'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( ...
''
(Morelet, 1860)
* ''
Leiostyla vincta''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla vitrea''
(Schileyko, 1988)
* † ''
Leiostyla wollastoni
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedri ...
''
(Paiva, 1866)
* ''
Leiostyla zonifera''
(Pilsbry, 1934)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Leiostyla adolfi''
Pokryszko, 1991: synonym of ''
Leiostyla paulinae''
(Lindholm, 1913) (junior synonym)
References
* Lindholm, W. A. (1924). A revised systematic list of the genera of the Clausiliidae, recent and fossil, with their subdivisions, synonymy, and types. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 16 (1)
* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017
External links
*
Lauriidae
Taxa named by Richard Thomas Lowe
Gastropod genera
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