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of small air-breathing

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s in the subfamily Pythiinae of the family

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.Bouchet, P. (2011). Pythia Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560065 on 2011-12-04 ''Pythia'' is a largely terrestrial genus commonly found in the

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. It lives in mangroves from above high tide to further inland. It is readily differentiated within the family by its dorso-ventrally flattened shell and heavily dentate

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. Plate gave the first account of ''Pythia scarabaeus'' in 1897. ''Pythia'' is the

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of the subfamily Pythiinae.

Species

According to the

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, species in the genus ''Pythia'' include: * '' Pythia albovaricosa'' L. Pfeiffer, 1853 * '' Pythia anhi'' Thach, 2016 * '' Pythia apiensis'' E. A. Smith, 1884 * '' Pythia bischofi'' I. Rensch, 1937 * † '' Pythia bonneti'' (Cossmann, 1895) * '' Pythia borneensis'' (A. Adams, 1851) * '' Pythia castanea'' (Lesson, 1831) * '' Pythia cecillii'' (Philippi, 1847) * '' Pythia celebensis'' L. Pfeiffer, 1855 * '' Pythia ceylanica'' L. Pfeiffer, 1853 * '' Pythia chalcostoma'' (A. Adams, 1851) * '' Pythia chrysostoma'' Tapparone Canefri, 1883 * '' Pythia colmani'' Martins, 1995 * '' Pythia cumingiana'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1843) * '' Pythia fimbriosa'' Möllendorff, 1885 * '' Pythia imperforata'' (A. Adams, 1850) * '' Pythia inflata'' L. Pfeiffer, 1853 * '' Pythia insularis'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847) * '' Pythia lekithostoma'' Reeve, 1832 * '' Pythia lozoueti'' Thach & F. Huber, 2021 * '' Pythia macgillivrayi'' L. Pfeiffer, 1855 * '' Pythia nana'' Bavay, 1908 * '' Pythia ovata'' L. Pfeiffer, 1855 * '' Pythia pantherina'' (A. Adams, 1851) * '' Pythia perovata'' Garrett, 1872 * ''

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'' (Férussac, 1821) * '' Pythia pyramidata'' (Reeve, 1842) * '' Pythia savaiensis'' (Mousson, 1869) * '' Pythia scarabaeus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Pythia semisulcata'' (A. Adams, 1851) * '' Pythia sinuosa'' (A. Adams, 1851) * '' Pythia striata'' (Reeve, 1842) * '' Pythia tortuosa'' Mousson, 1871 * ''

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'' (Troschel, 1838) * '' Pythia undata'' (Lesson, 1831) * '' Pythia variabilis'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847) Pythia plicata 001

;Taxon inquirendum: * ''Pythia albovaricosa'' Pfeiffer, 1853 * ''Pythia pachyodon'' Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1908 (taxon inquirendum) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Pythia acuminata'' (Morelet, 1889): synonym of '' Myosotella myosotis'' (Draparnaud, 1801) (junior synonym) * ''Pythia argenvillei'' L. Pfeiffer, 1853: synonym of ''Pythia scarabaeus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Pythia cecillei'' (Philippi, 1847): synonym of ''Pythia cecillii'' (Philippi, 1847) (unjustified emendation to original species name, ''Scarabus cecillii'' Philippi, 1847) * ''Pythia ferminii'' Beck, 1838: synonym of '' Ovatella firminii'' (Payraudeau, 1826) * ''Pythia gassiesi'' Crosse, 1895: synonym of ''Pythia undata'' (Lesson, 1831) (junior subjective synonym) * ''Pythia helicina'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Pythia scarabaeus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Pythia letourneuxi'' (Bourguignat, 1887): synonym of ''Myosotella denticulata'' (Montagu, 1803): synonym of '' Myosotella myosotis'' (Draparnaud, 1801) * P''ythia petiveriana'' (Férussac, 1821): synonym of ''Pythia pantherina'' (A. Adams, 1851) (junior synonym) *''Pythia reeveana'' Pfeiffer, 1853: synonym of '' Pythia pantherina'' (A. Adams, 1851) (junior synonym)

References

* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp

External links

Röding, P.F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg. viii, 199 pp

Kobelt, W. (1897-1901). Die Familie Auriculacea. Zweiter Theil. In: Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, Ersten Bandes, sechzehnte Abtheilung, zweiter Theil. (1) 16 (2, 433): pls. 10, 11, 13 (1897); (1) 16 (2, 435): 77-108, pls. 12, 14-18 (1898); (1) 16 (2, 437): 109-180, pls. 19-24 (1898); (1) 16 (2, 438): 181-228, pls. 25-30 (1898); (1) 16 (2, 458): 229-268, pls. 31, 32 (1900); (1) 16 (2, 460): 269-316 (1901). Nürnberg (Bauer & Raspe).

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