''Helicina'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...

and subtropical

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 with an operculum,

terrestrial Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth. Terrestrial may also refer to: * Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to ...

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. This is the type genus of its family (

Helicinidae Helicinidae is a family of small tropical land snails which have an operculum. They are terrestrial operculate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicinoidea. These snails are not at all closely related to the air-breathing land snails, des ...

) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily

Helicinoidea Helicinoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of land snails that have an operculum. In other words, they are terrestrial operculate gastropod mollusks. They are in the superfamily Neritoidea and are quite closely related to the marine and freshwa ...

. This radiation is considered a fairly close relative e.g. of the water-living

nerite Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritininae Poey, 1852. Accessed through: ...

s (Neritidae), among the rather primitive snail clade

Neritimorpha Neritimorpha is a taxonomic grouping, an unranked major clade of snails, gastropod mollusks. This grouping includes land snails, sea snails, slugs, some deepwater limpets, and also freshwater snails. Neritimorpha contains around 2,000 extant s ...

to which these all belong.

Selected species

Species within the genus ''Helicina'' include: From

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Helicina amoena ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This rad ...

'' L. Pfeiffer, 1849 * ''

Helicina rostrata ''Helicina rostrata'' is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae. This is an endangered species. Distribution This land snail is found in Guatemala and Nicaragua ...

'' Morelet, 1849 * ''

Helicina trossula ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This rad ...

'' Morelet, 1849 From Costa Rica: Barrientos Z. (2003). "Lista de especies de moluscos terrestres (Archaeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda, Archaeopulmonata, Stylommatophora, Soleolifera) informadas para Costa Rica". '' Revista de Biología Tropical'' 51(Suppl. 3): 293-304
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Helicina boeckeleri ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family ( Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This r ...

Richling, 2001 *

Helicina deppeana parvidens ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ...

Pilsbry, 1920 *

Helicina funcki funcki ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ...

Pfr, 1848 *

Helicina funcki costaricensis ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ...

Wagner, 1905 *

Helicina hojarasca ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ...

Richling, 2001 * Helicna oweniana coccinostoma Morelet, 1849 *

Helicina oweniana anozona ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ...

Martens, 1875 *

Helicina pitalensis ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ...

Wagner, 1911 *

Helicina tenuis ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ...

L.Pfeiffer, 1849 **

Helicina tenuis tenuis ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This rad ...

Pfr., 1848 **

Helicina tenuis pittieri ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This rad ...

Wagner, 1911 From

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''Moluscos terrestres do Brasil (Gastrópodes operculados ou não, exclusive Veronicellidae, Milacidae e Limacidae)''
. Rev. Biol. Trop. 51 (Suppl. 3): 149-189. (in Portuguese with English abstract) * '' Helicina angulata'' Sowerby, 1842 * ''

Helicina angulifera ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This rad ...

'' Wagner, 1910 * ''

Helicina besckei ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ra ...

'' Pfeiffer, 1848 * '' Helicina bicincta'' Gloyne, 1872 * ''

Helicina brasiliensis ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ra ...

'' Gray, 1824 * '' Helicina caracolla'' ( Moricand, 1836) * ''

Helicina carinata ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ra ...

'' d’Orbigny, 1835 * '' Helicina concentrica'' Pfeiffer, 1848 * '' Helicina densestriata'' Wagner, 1910 * '' Helicina fulva'' d’Orbigny, 1835 * ''

Helicina guajarana ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ra ...

'' Baker, 1914 * '' Helicina haematostoma'' ( Moricand, 1839) * ''

Helicina iguapensis ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family ( Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This r ...

'' Pilsbry, 1900 * ''

Helicina inaequistriata ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ra ...

'' Pilsbry, 1900 * ''

Helicina juruana ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ra ...

'' Ihering, 1904 * '' Helicina laterculus'' Baker, 1914 * '' Helicina leopoldinae'' Wagner, 1906 * ''

Helicina leptrotopis ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family ( Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This r ...

'' Wagner, 1910 * '' Helicina leucozonalis'' Ancey, 1892 * ''

Helicina lirifera ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family ( Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This r ...

'' Ancey, 1892 * '' Helicina lundi'' Beck, 1858 * '' Helicina menkeana'' Philippi, 1847 * '' Helicina moreletiana'' Pfeiffer, 1851 * ''

Helicina oxytropis ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family ( Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This r ...

'' Gray, 1839 *'' Helicina pandiensis'' Wagner, 1905 * '' Helicina schereri'' Baker, 1914 * '' Helicina siolii'' Haas, 1949 * ''

Helicina sordida ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family ( Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This r ...

'' King & Broderip, 1832 * '' Helicina tilei'' Pfeiffer, 1847 * ''

Helicina variabilis ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family ( Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This r ...

'' Wagner, 1827 * '' Helicina wettsteini'' Wagner, 1906 From the

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Helicina dysoni ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family ( Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This r ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1849) * '' Helicina fasciata'' * '' Helicina guppyi'' * '' Helicina nemoralis'' Guppy, 1866 * ''

Helicina platychila ''Helicina platychila'' is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae. The description of ''Helicina epistilia'' Guppy, 1868 matches this species, and these names are theref ...

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Helicina rhodostoma ''Helicina rhodostoma'' is a species of tropical land snail with an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae. Shell description Robert John Lechmere Guppy (1868)Robert Joh ...

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to Dominica) From the USA: * '' Helicina orbiculata'' From Cuba: * ''

Helicina aspersa ''Helicina aspersa'' is a species of a land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae. Distribution This species lives in Cuba.

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Helicina declivis ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ...

'' Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1860"Mollusca"
. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011. * '' Helicina globulosa'' d’Orbigny, 1842 * ''

Helicina holguinensis ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family ( Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This r ...

'' Clench & Aguayo, 1953 * '' Helicina lembeyana'' Poey, 1854 * ''

Helicina monteiberia ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ra ...

'' Sarasúa, 1976 * ''

Helicina poeyi ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This rad ...

'' Pfeiffer, 1859 * '' Helicina reeveana'' Pfeiffer, 1848 * ''

Helicina subdepressa ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family ( Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This r ...

'' Poey, 1854 * '' Helicina subglobulosa'' Poey, 1852 From other locations * '' Helicina flammea'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 -

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Helicina vitiensis ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family ( Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This r ...

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References

External links

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(1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. Paris: Schoell. Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808 Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 ]
Say T. (1818). Account of two new genera, and several new species, of fresh water and land snails. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 1: 276-284

Fischer P. & Crosse H. (1870-1902). Études sur les mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles du Mexique et du Guatemala. Mission scientifique au Mexique et dans l'Amerique Centrale. Recherches zoologiques, Partie 7

Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp
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