''Helicella'' is a

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of small to medium-sized, 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 ...

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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 ...

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s in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family

Geomitridae Geomitridae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). M ...

, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicella A. Férussac, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153980 on 2021-02-01

Species

Species within the genus ''Helicella'' include:"Species in genus ''Helicella''"

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Helicella bolenensis ''Helicella'' is a genus of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). Mollusca ...

'' (Locard, 1882) * '' Helicella candoni'' Thach, 2018 * '' Helicella cistorum'' (Morelet, 1845) * '' Helicella iberica'' (Rambur, 1869) * ''

Helicella itala ''Helicella itala'' is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicella itala (Linn ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - type species * '' Helicella juglans'' (Gittenberger, 1991) * ''

Helicella nubigena ''Helicella'' is a genus of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). Mollusca ...

'' (Saulcy, 1852) * ''

Helicella ordunensis ''Helicella'' is a genus of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc, mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. Mol ...

'' (Kobelt, 1883) * '' Helicella orzai'' (Gittenberger & Manga, 1981) * ''

Helicella sabulivaga ''Helicella'' is a genus of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). Mollusca ...

'' (Mabille, 1881) * '' Helicella stiparum'' (Rossmässler, 1854) * † ''

Helicella striataformis ''Helicella'' is a genus of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). Mollusca ...

'' (Lörenthey, 1906) * '' Helicella striatitala'' Prieto, 1985 * ''

Helicella valdeona ''Helicella'' is a genus of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). Mollusca ...

'' (Gittenberger & Manga, 1977) ;Synonyms: * ''Helicella arcadiana'' Schileyko, 1967: synonym of '' Kalitinaia arcadiana'' (Schileyko, 1967)Small text (original combination) * ''Helicella barcinensis'' (Bourguignat, 1868): synonym of '' Xerotricha barcinensis'' (Bourguignat, 1868) (superseded combination) * ''Helicella bierzona''E. Gittenberger & Manga, 1977Small text : synonym for '' Xerotricha bierzona'' (Gittenberger & Manga, 1977) * ''Helicella cobosi'' Ortiz de Zárate López, 1962: synonym of '' Xerocrassa cobosi'' (Ortiz de Zárate López, 1962) Small text(original combination) * ''Helicella corderoi'' E. Gittenberger & Manga, 1977: synonym of '' Xerotricha corderoi'' (E. Gittenberger & Manga, 1977) (original combination) * ''Helicella depulsa'' L. Pintér, 1969: synonym of '' Xerolenta depulsa'' (L. Pintér, 1969) (superseded combination, basionym) * ''Helicella erjaveci'' Brusina, 1870: synonym of '' Vitrea erjaveci'' (Brusina, 1870) (original combination) * ''Helicella frater'' (Dohrn & Heynemann, 1862): synonym of '' Xerocrassa frater'' (Dohrn & Heynemann, 1862) (chresonym) * ''Helicella gasulli'': synonym for '' Xerotricha gasulli'' (Ortiz de Zarate, 1950) * ''Helicella jamuzensis'' E. Gittenberger & Manga, 1977: synonym of '' Xerotricha jamuzensis'' (E. Gittenberger & Manga, 1977) (original combination) * ''Helicella macedonica'' P. Hesse, 1928: synonym of '' Xerolenta macedonica'' (P. Hesse, 1928) (original combination) * ''Helicella mangae'' E. Gittenberger & Raven, 1982: synonym of '' Xerotricha gonzalezi'' (Azpeitia, 1925) * ''Helicella mariae'':synonym for '' Xerotricha mariae'' (Gasull, 1972) * ''Helicella mayeri'' Gude, 1914: synonym of '' Microxeromagna lowei'' (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) (junior synonym) * ''Helicella nitida'' (O. F. Müller, 1774): synonym of ''

Zonitoides nitidus ''Zonitoides nitidus'' (sometimes ''Zonitoides nitida'') is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Gastrodontidae. ''Zonitoides nitidus'' is the type species of the genus '' Zonito ...

'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) (superseded combination) * ''Helicella obvia'' (Menke, 1828): synonym of ''

Xerolenta obvia ''Xerolenta obvia'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerolenta obvia (Menke, 1828). Accessed through: ...

'' (Menke, 1828)(superseded combination) * ''Helicella paul-hessei'' Lindholm, 1936: synonym of ''Helicopsis paulhessei'' (Lindholm, 1936): synonym of ''Helicopsis filimargo filimargo'' (Krynicki, 18 33): synonym of '' Helicopsis filimargo'' (Krynicki, 1833) (original combination) * †''Helicella phrygostriata'' (Oppenheim, 1919): synonym of † '' Helicopsis phrygostriata'' (Oppenheim, 1919) * ''Helicella rhabdotoides'' (A. J. Wagner, 1928) synonym of ''

Candidula rhabdotoides ''Candidula rhabdotoides'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Candidula rhabdotoides (A. J. Wa ...

'' (A. J. Wagner, 1928) (invalid combination) * ''Helicella seetzeni'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1847): synonym of ''

Xerocrassa seetzeni ''Xerocrassa seetzeni'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Xerocrassa seetzeni (L. Pfeiffer, 1847). Accessed t ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1847) * ''Helicella spiruloides'' A. J. Wagner in Hesse, 1916: synonym of '' Xerolenta spiruloides'' (A. J. Wagner, 1916) (original combination) * ''Helicella syrensis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846): synonym of ''

Candidula syrensis ''Candidula syrensis'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Candidula syrensis (L. Pfeiffer, 184 ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (superseded combination) * ''Helicella tumulorum'' (Webb & Berthelot, 1833): synonym of '' Monilearia tumulorum'' (Webb & Berthelot, 1833) (chresonym) * ''Helicella turolensis'' Ortiz de Zárate López, 1963: synonym of '' Xerocrassa turolensis'' (Ortiz de Zárate López, 1963) (original combination) * ''Helicella virgata'' (da Costa, 1778): synonym of ''

Cernuella virgata ''Cernuella virgata'', also known as ''Helicella virgata'', common name, the "vineyard snail", is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Geomitridae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase ...

'' (Da Costa, 1778) (superseded generic combination) * ''Helicella zaratei'': synonym for '' Xerotricha zaratei'' (Gittenberger & Manga, 1977) * ''Helicella zujarensis'': synonym for '' Xerotricha zujarensis'' (Ortiz de Zarate, 1950) ;Taxa inquirenda: * ''Helicella hamacenica'' (Bourguignat, 1883)) * † ''Helicella libidinosa'' Steklov, 1966 * ''Helicella subnivellina'' (Bourguignat, 1883) * † ''Helicella sunzhica'' Steklov, 1966

References

* Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. . XII, 195 pp.

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

Monterosato, T. A. di. (1892). Molluschi terrestri delle isole adiacenti alla Sicilia. Atti della Reale Accademia di Scienze, Lettere e Belle Arti di Palermo. 3rd Series, 2: 1-34
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