''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.
[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
''Leiostyla anglica'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae
Lauriidae is a family of land snails. It is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself ...
''
(A. Férussac, 1821)
* ''
Leiostyla arborea''
(R. T. Lowe, 1855)
* † ''
Leiostyla austriaca''
(Wenz, 1921)
* ''
Leiostyla beatae''
Walther & Hausdorf, 2015
* ''
Leiostyla callathiscus
''Leiostyla callathiscus'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae
Lauriidae is a family of land snails. It is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, it ...
''
(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
''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: Frie ...
''
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
''Leiostyla ferraria'' is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae. It is endemic to Porto Santo Island in the Madeira
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''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla filicum
''Leiostyla filicum'' is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae. It is endemic to Madeira Island in the Madeira archipelago.
This snail is limited to two river valleys on the island, where it occurs in laurisilva habitat. It lives in ...
''
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
''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: Frie ...
''
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
''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: Frie ...
''
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
''Leiostyla laurinea'' 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
)
, anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Re ...
''
(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
''Leiostyla monticola'' is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae. It is endemism, endemic to Porto Santo Island in the Madeira archipelago.
This snail occurs at a few sites on the main mountain peaks of the island. It lives in leaf li ...
''
(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
''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: Frie ...
''
(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
''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: Frie ...
''
(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
''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: Frie ...
''
(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
''Leiostyla vincta'' is a species of minuscule, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madeira
)
, anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous R ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla vitrea
''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: Frie ...
''
(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
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Lauriidae
Taxa named by Richard Thomas Lowe
Gastropod genera
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