''Obeliscus'' is a

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of air-breathing

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s in the subfamily Stenogyrinae of the family Achatinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Obeliscus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877286 on 2020-06-23

Distribution

Species within this genus occur in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

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Species

The genus ''Obeliscus'' includes the following species: * '' Obeliscus abbotti'' Vanatta, 1918 * '' Obeliscus acicularis'' Aguayo & Jaume, 1957 * '' Obeliscus agassizi'' Pilsbry, 1906 * '' Obeliscus angustatus'' (Gundlach, 1856) * '' Obeliscus bacillus'' (Pfeiffer, 1861) * '' Obeliscus bacterionides'' (d’Orbigny, 1835) * '' Obeliscus basilissa'' Aguayo & Jaume, 1954 * ''

Obeliscus binneyi ''Obeliscus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Stenogyrinae of the family Achatinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Obeliscus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Re ...

'' Pilsbry, 1906 * '' Obeliscus blandianus'' Pilsbry, 1906 * '' Obeliscus boitata'' Simone & Salvador, 2016 * '' Obeliscus carphodes'' (Pfeiffer, 1852) * '' Obeliscus clavus'' ** '' Obeliscus clavus flavus'' Pilsbry, 1906 * ''

Obeliscus columella ''Obeliscus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Stenogyrinae of the family Achatinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Obeliscus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Re ...

'' (Philippi, 1844) * '' Obeliscus gonostoma'' (Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1863) * '' Obeliscus gundlachi'' (Pfeiffer, 1863) * '' Obeliscus homalogyrus'' (Shuttleworth in Pfeiffer, 1851) * ''

Obeliscus lata ''Obeliscus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Stenogyrinae of the family Achatinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Obeliscus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Re ...

'' Gundlach in Pilsbry, 1905 * ''

Obeliscus latispira ''Obeliscus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Stenogyrinae of the family Achatinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Obeliscus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Re ...

'' Pilsbry, 1944 * ''

Obeliscus maximus ''Obeliscus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Stenogyrinae of the family Achatinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Obeliscus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Re ...

'' (Poey, 1854) * ''

Obeliscus microstoma ''Obeliscus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Stenogyrinae of the family Achatinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Obeliscus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Re ...

'' (Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1863) * '' Obeliscus moderatus'' Pilsbry, 1933 * '' Obeliscus obeliscus'' ( Moricand, 1833) * '' Obeliscus paradoxus'' (Arango, 1881) * '' Obeliscus pattalus'' Pilsbry, 1906 * '' Obeliscus peregrinus'' (Pfeiffer, 1855) * ''

Obeliscus petricola ''Obeliscus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Stenogyrinae of the family Achatinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Obeliscus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Regi ...

'' Aguayo & Jaume, 1957 * '' Obeliscus planospirus'' (Pfeiffer, 1852) * '' Obeliscus saugeti'' Aguayo & Jaume, 1957 * '' Obeliscus strictus'' (Poey, 1853) * ''

Obeliscus subuliformis ''Obeliscus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Stenogyrinae of the family Achatinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Obeliscus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Regi ...

'' ( Moricand, 1836) Salgado N. C. & Coelho A. C. S. (2003). "Moluscos terrestres do Brasil (Gastrópodes operculados ou não, exclusive Veronicellidae, Milacidae e Limacidae)". '' Revista de Biología Tropical'' 51(Suppl. 3): 149-189. (with English abstract)
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. * '' Obeliscus swiftianus'' (Pfeiffer, 1852) * '' Obeliscus sylvaticus'' (Spix, 1827) * '' Obeliscus virescens'' (Da Costa, 1898) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Obeliscus blandi'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1854): synonym of '' Coeliaxis blandi'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1854) * ''Obeliscus brunneus'' A. Adams, 1854: synonym of

Colsyrnola brunnea ''Colsyrnola brunnea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2015). Colsyrnola brunnea (A. Adams, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

(A. Adams, 1854) * ''Obeliscus cuneus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1852): synonym of '' Protobeliscus cuneus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1852) (basionym) * ''Obeliscus jousseaumei'' Cousin, 1887: synonym of '' Protobeliscus jousseaumei'' (Cousin, 1887) * ''Obeliscus lymneaeformis'' Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901: synonym of '' Euonyma lymneaeformis'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901) (original combination) * ''Obeliscus natalensis'' Burnup, 1905: synonym of '' Euonyma natalensis'' (Burnup, 1905) (original combination) * ''Obeliscus octogyrus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1856): synonym of '' Stenogyra octogyra'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1856) (superseded combination) * ''Obeliscus terebraster'' (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of '' Stenogyra terebraster'' (Lamarck, 1822) (unaccepted combination) * ''Obeliscus tessellatus'' A. Adams, 1854: synonym of ''

Longchaeus maculosus ''Longchaeus maculosus'', common name the sulcate pyram, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Longchaeus maculosus (Lamarck, 1822). ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Obeliscus triptyx'' (Pilsbry, 1907): synonym of '' Ischnocion triptyx'' (Pilsbry, 1907)

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