''Theba'' is a
taxonomic genus
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of air-breathing
land snails, medium-sized
pulmonate gastropod mollusk
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s in 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 ...
, 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 the
Canary Islands, and in
Morocco
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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Theba'' include:
* ''
Theba andalusica''
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* ''
Theba arinagae''
Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987
* † ''
Theba cartaxensis''
(Roman, 1907)
* ''
Theba chudeaui''
(Germain, 1908)
* ''
Theba clausoinflata''
(Mousson, 1857)
* † ''
Theba costillae''
Hutterer, 1990
* ''
Theba geminata''
(Mousson, 1857)
* ''
Theba grasseti''
(Mousson, 1872)
* ''
Theba impugnata''
(Mousson, 1857)
* ''
Theba lindneri''
Kittel, 2012
* ''
Theba macandrewiana''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
* † ''
Theba milneedwardsi''
(Filhol, 1877)
* ''
Theba orzolae''
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
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* † ''
Theba quintanellensis''
(Roman, 1907)
* ''
Theba sacchii''
(Gitten & Ripken, 1987)
* ''
Theba solimae''
(Sacchi, 1955)
NCBI, accessed 11 May 2011.
* '' Theba subdentata'' (Férussac, 1821)Monacha cemenelea
''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. Mo ...
'' (Risso, 1826) (original combination)
* ''Theba compingtae' Pallary, 1929: synonym of Monacha compingtae
''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. Mo ...
(Pallary, 1929) (original combination)
* ''Theba dofleini'' P. Hesse, 1928: synonym of '' Monacha dofleini'' (P. Hesse, 1928) (original combination)
* ''Theba hemitricha'' P. Hesse, 1914: synonym of ''Paratheba hemitricha'' (P. Hesse, 1914): synonym of '' Monacha hemitricha'' (P. Hesse, 1914) (original combination)
* ''Theba melitenensis'' P. Hesse, 1915: synonym of '' Monacha melitenensis'' (P. Hesse, 1915) (original combination)
* ''Theba orientalis'' Hesse, 1914: synonym of Monacha (Metatheba) samsunensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) represented as '' Monacha samsunensis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (junior synonym)
* ''Theba pontica'' (P. Fischer in Tchihatcheff, 1866) †: synonym of '' Monacha pontica'' (P. Fischer in Tchihatcheff, 1866) †
* ''Theba rubella'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Monacha cemenelea
''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. Mo ...
'' (Risso, 1826) (junior synonym)
* ''Theba samsunensis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1868): synonym of '' Monacha samsunensis'' (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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Taxa named by Antoine Risso