''Schileykula'' is a genus of 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 ...

s, terrestrial

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 ...

mollusks in the family

Orculidae Orculidae is a family of mostly minute, air-breathing, land snails; terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Orculidae Pilsbry, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...

. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyphus crass'' (Pilsbry, 1922), which lives in Iran. Species belonging to the genera ''Schileykula'' and ''

Orculella ''Orculella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. The genus ''Orculella'' occurs in the whole Mediterranean region. The richest areas in terms of species are Turkey and the M ...

'' are indistinguishable based on shell characters only. They differ however in the genitalia, primarily in the presence (''Orculella'') or absence (''Schileykula'') of a penial appendix. In '' Sch. batumensis'' and '' Sch. trapezensis'' the reproductive isolation is incomplete.

Species and subspecies

Species and subspecies belonging to ''Schileykula''Hausdorf, B. (1996). "Die Orculidae Asiens (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)'' (Mousson 1856) (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Clausiliidae, Phaedusinae)"]. ''Archiv für Molluskenkunde'' 125 (1/2): 1-86. include: * ''

Schileykula aculeata ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyp ...

'' E. Gittenberger & Menkhorst, 1993 * ''

Schileykula attilae ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyp ...

'' Páll-Gergely, 2010 * ''

Schileykula batumensis ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyphus ...

'' (Retowski, 1889) * ''

Schileykula inversa ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyp ...

'' Schütt, 1993 * ''

Schileykula nordsiecki ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyp ...

'' Hausdorf, 1996 * ''

Schileykula (?) robusta ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyp ...

'' (Nägele, 1910) * ''

Schileykula scyphus ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyp ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1848) ** ''

Schileykula scyphus cilicica ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyp ...

'' Hausdorf, 1996 ** ''

Schileykula scyphus crassa ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyp ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1922) ** ''

Schileykula scyphus enteroplax ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyp ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1922) ** ''

Schileykula scyphus erecta ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyphus ...

'' Hausdorf, 1996 ** '' Schileykula scyphus lycaonica'' Hausdorf, 1996 ** ''

Schileykula scyphus scyphus ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyphu ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1848) * ''

Schileykula sigma ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyphus ...

'' Hausdorf, 1996 * ''

Schileykula trapezensis ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyp ...

'' (Stojaspal, 1981) ** '' Schileykula trapezensis acampsis'' Hausdorf, 1996 ** ''

Schileykula trapezensis contraria ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scy ...

'' Neubert, 1993 ** ''

Schileykula trapezensis neuberti ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scy ...

'' Hausdorf, 1996 ** ''

Schileykula trapezensis trapezensis ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyp ...

'' (Stojaspal, 1981)

References

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