''Iberus'' is a
genus
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of air-breathing land snails,
terrestrial
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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 ...
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 ...
mollusk
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s in the subfamily Helicinae of the family
Helicidae
Helicidae is a large, diverse family (biology), family of small to large, air-breathing land snails, sometimes called the "typical snails."
A number of species in this family are valued as food items, including ''Cornu aspersum'' (formerly ''Heli ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Iberus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996424 on 2021-02-14]
This genus is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to the
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula (),
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* Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica''
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* french: Péninsule Ibérique
* mwl, Península Eibérica
* eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...
.
Species and subspecies
According to the ''Fauna Europaea''
''Fauna Europaea'' - Genus ''Iberus''
/ref> this genus contains the following species and subspecies:
* '' Iberus alonensis'' (A. Férussac, 1821)
* ''Iberus angustatus
''Iberus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Iberus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of ...
'' (Rossmässler, 1854)
* '' Iberus calaensis'' Ahuir, 2013
* '' Iberus campesinus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
* '' Iberus candoni'' Ahuir, 2021
* ''Iberus carthaginiensis
''Iberus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Iberus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of ...
'' (Rossmässler, 1853)
* † ''Iberus delgadoi
''Iberus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Iberus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of ...
'' (Roman, 1907)
* ''Iberus gualtieranus
''Iberus gualtieranus'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.
''Iberus gualtieranus'' is the type species of the genus ''Iberus''.Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
)
:''Iberus gualtieranus alonensis
''Iberus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Iberus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of ...
''
:''Iberus gualtieranus campesinus
''Iberus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Iberus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of ...
''
:''Iberus gualtieranus carthaginiensis
''Iberus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Iberus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of ...
''
:''Iberus gualtieranus gualterianus
''Iberus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Iberus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of ...
''
:''Iberus gualtieranus mariae
''Iberus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Iberus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of ...
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:''Iberus gualtieranus posthumus
''Iberus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Iberus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of ...
''
:''Iberus gualtieranus rhodopeplus
''Iberus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Iberus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of ...
''
* ''Iberus guiraoanus
''Iberus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Iberus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
* '' Iberus marmoratus'' (A. Férussac, 1821)
:''Iberus marmoratus alcarazanus
''Iberus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Iberus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of ...
''
:'' Iberus marmoratus cobosi''
:'' Iberus marmoratus guiraoanus''
:'' Iberus marmoratus loxanus''
:'' Iberus marmoratus marmoratus''
:'' Iberus marmoratus rositai''
* '' Iberus ortizi'' García San Nicolás, 1957
* '' Iberus serpentinae'' Ahuir, 2020
;Species inquirendum:
* † ''Iberus balatonicus'' Stoliczka, 1862
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Iberus circejus'' Kobelt, 1903: synonym of ''Marmorana serpentina circeja'' (Kobelt, 1903) (objective synonym and secondary homonym )
* ''Iberus massyloe'' (Morelet, 1851): synonym of '' Massylaea massylaea'' (Morelet, 1851)
* ''Iberus melii'' Kobelt, 1903: synonym of ''Marmorana serpentina circeja'' (Kobelt, 1903) (objective junior synonym of Helix (Iberus) melii Kobelt, 1903)
References
* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017
External links
Montfort_P._[Denys_de
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(1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. Paris: Schoell. Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808">enys de">Montfort P. [Denys de
(1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. Paris: Schoell. Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808 Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May) ]
Iberus,
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