''Helicarion'' is a genus of air-breathing

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mollusks in the family Helicarionidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicarion Férussac, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818309 on 2021-01-31 ''Helicarion'' is the type genus of the family Helicarionidae.

Species

Species within the genus ''Helicarion'' include: * '' Helicarion altitudinis'' Pilsbry, 1934 * ''

Helicarion australis ''Helicarion australis'' is a species of air-breathing land snail or semi-slug, Terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Helicarionidae. This species is Endemism, endemic to List of non-marine molluscs of Austra ...

'' Reeve, 1862 * '' Helicarion castanea'' (Pfeiffer, 1853) * '' Helicarion cuvieri'' Férussac, 1821 - type species
Australian Faunal Directory, accessed 18 September 2011. * '' Helicarion mastersi'' Cox, 1868 * '' Helicarion melanesicus'' I. Rensch, 1932 * '' Helicarion perfragilis'' Möllendorff, 1897 (taxon inquirendum) * '' Helicarion schneideri'' I. Rensch, 1932 * '' Helicarion willeyana'' Godwin-Austen, 1903 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Helicarion leopardina'' Iredale, 1941: synonym of '' Helicarion cuvieri'' Férussac, 1821 * ''Helicarion porrectus''Iredale, 1941: syno,nym of ''

Mysticarion porrectus ''Mysticarion porrectus'', also known as ''Helicarion porrectus'', is a tree-dwelling snail in the family Helicarionidae. It is endemic to Australia. This species occurs in and near rainforests at high altitude in eastern Australia. It is asso ...

'' Iredale, 1941 * ''Helicarion rubicundus'' (Dartnall & Kershaw, 1978) was moved to the monotypic genus ''Attenborougharion'' in 2017

References

External links

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. Livraison 9: 1-24

Hyman, I. T.; Köhler, F. (2018). Reconciling comparative anatomy and mitochondrial phylogenetics in revising species limits in the Australian semislug Helicarion Férussac, 1821 (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.

Godwin-Austen H.H. (1882-1920). Land and freshwater Mollusca of India, including South Arabia, Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Burmah, Pegu, Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula, Ceylon, and other islands of the Indian Ocean. Supplementary to Messrs. Theobald and Hanley's Conchologia Indica. London, Taylor & Francis.
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