''Theba'' is a
taxonomic
Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification.
A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...
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, medium-sized
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
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the family
Helicidae, the true snails.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426410 on 2021-05-06]
''Theba'' is the type genus of the tribe Thebini.
The genus occurs in the
Mediterranean Basin
In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin (; also known as the Mediterranean Region or sometimes Mediterranea) is the region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have mostly a Mediterranean climate, with mild to cool, rainy winters and w ...
, in the
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
, and in
Morocco.
Species
Species within the genus ''Theba'' include:
* ''
Theba andalusica''
Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987[''Species in genus Theba''](_blank)
(n=6). AnimalBase, accessed 3 May 2009.["''Theba'' Risso 1826"](_blank)
Fauna Europaea, last update 27 January 2011, accessed 11 May 2011.
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Theba arinagae
''Theba arinagae'' is a species of land snail in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. It is endemic to the Canary Islands, where it is known only from the top of a volcano. Its entire range is about 4 square kilometers and it is consider ...
''
Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987
* † ''
Theba cartaxensis
''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...
''
(Roman, 1907)
* ''
Theba chudeaui
''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
''
(Germain, 1908)
* ''
Theba clausoinflata
''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...
''
(Mousson, 1857)
* † ''
Theba costillae
''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
''
Hutterer, 1990
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Theba geminata
''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
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(Mousson, 1857)
* ''
Theba grasseti
''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
''
(Mousson, 1872)
* ''
Theba impugnata
''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
''
(Mousson, 1857)
* ''
Theba lindneri
''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
''
Kittel, 2012
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Theba macandrewiana
''Theba macandrewiana'' is a species of land snail of the family Helicidae, endemic to the Savage Islands of Portugal. Its shell is around in length.
Distribution and habitat
It is present in the three islands (Selvagem Grande, Selvagem Pequena ...
''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
* † ''
Theba milneedwardsi
''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
''
(Filhol, 1877)
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Theba orzolae
''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
''
Gittenberger & Ripken, 1985
* ''
Theba pisana
''Theba pisana'', common names the white garden snail, sand hill snail, white Italian snail, Mediterranean coastal snail, and simply just the Mediterranean snail, is an edible species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmon ...
''
(Müller, 1774) –
type species
* † ''
Theba quintanellensis
''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
''
(Roman, 1907)
* ''
Theba sacchii
''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
''
(Gitten & Ripken, 1987)
* ''
Theba solimae
''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of M ...
''
(Sacchi, 1955)
NCBI, accessed 11 May 2011.
* ''Theba subdentata
''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...
'' (Férussac, 1821)Monacha albocincta
''Monacha'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae Lindholm, 1927 of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. ...
'' (Hesse, 1912) (original combination)
* ''Theba cemenelea'' Risso, 1826: synonym of '' Monacha cemenelea'' (Risso, 1826) (original combination)
* ''Theba compingtae' Pallary, 1929: synonym of Monacha compingtae (Pallary, 1929) (original combination)
* ''Theba dofleini'' P. Hesse, 1928: synonym of ''Monacha dofleini
''Monacha'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae Lindholm, 1927 of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (202 ...
'' (P. Hesse, 1928) (original combination)
* ''Theba hemitricha'' P. Hesse, 1914: synonym of ''Paratheba hemitricha'' (P. Hesse, 1914): synonym of ''Monacha hemitricha
''Monacha'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae Lindholm, 1927 of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. ...
'' (P. Hesse, 1914) (original combination)
* ''Theba melitenensis'' P. Hesse, 1915: synonym of ''Monacha melitenensis
''Monacha'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae Lindholm, 1927 of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. ...
'' (P. Hesse, 1915) (original combination)
* ''Theba orientalis'' Hesse, 1914: synonym of Monacha (Metatheba) samsunensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) represented as ''Monacha samsunensis
''Monacha'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae Lindholm, 1927 of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (junior synonym)
* ''Theba pontica'' (P. Fischer in Tchihatcheff, 1866) †: synonym of ''Monacha pontica
''Monacha'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae Lindholm, 1927 of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. ...
'' (P. Fischer in Tchihatcheff, 1866) †
* ''Theba rubella'' Risso, 1826: synonym of '' Monacha cemenelea'' (Risso, 1826) (junior synonym)
* ''Theba samsunensis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1868): synonym of ''Monacha samsunensis
''Monacha'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae Lindholm, 1927 of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (unaccepted combination)
References
* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017
External links
Risso A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes, vol. 4. Paris: Levrault. vii + 439 pp., pls 1-12
Hartmann, J.D.W. (1840-1844). Erd- und Süsswasser-Gasteropoden der Schweiz. Mit Zugabe einiger merkwürdigen exotischen Arten, i-xx
Held, F. (1837-1838). Notizen über die Weichthiere Bayerns. Isis (Oken), 30 (4): 303-309 (1837); 30 (12): 901-919 (1838). Leipzig
Beck, H. (1837). Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici. 1-124. Hafniae
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