Helicostyla

Helicostyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Camaenidae
Subfamily: Helicostylinae
Genus: Helicostyla
Férussac, 1821
Type species
Helix mirabilis Férussac, 1821
Synonyms
  • Bulimus (Eudoxus) Albers, 1850
  • Bulimus (Orthostylus) Beck, 1837 (original combination)
  • Cochlostyla (Helicostyla) Férussac, 1821 (unaccepted combination)
  • Cochlostyla (Opalliostyla) Pilsbry, 1896 · alternate representation
  • Cochlostyla (Orthostylus) Beck, 1837 (unaccepted combination)
  • Eudoxus Albers, 1850
  • Helicostyla (Cochlodryas) Martens, 1860· accepted, alternate representation
  • Helicostyla (Dryocochlias) Möllendorff, 1898· accepted, alternate representation (basionym)
  • Helicostyla (Eudoxus) Albers, 1850· accepted, alternate representation
  • Helicostyla (Helicostyla) Férussac, 1821 · alternate representation
  • Helicostyla (Opalliostyla) Pilsbry, 1896 (invalid: unnecessary replacement name)
  • Helicostyla (Orthostylus) Beck, 1837 · alternate representation
  • Orthostylus Beck, 1837 (junior synonym)

Helicostyla is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicostylinae of the family Camaenidae. Helicostyla is the type genus of the subfamily Helicostylinae.

Distribution

This genus is endemic to the Philippines.

Species

Species within the genus Helicostyla include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. ↑ Férussac A. É. d'A. de (1821). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles, Tabl. Limaçons, 28.
  2. ↑ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  3. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicostyla Férussac, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=993127 on 2 February 2021
  4. ↑ Bradybaenidae. Malacolos.com, accessed 16 November 2010.
  5. ↑ Biolib
  6. ↑ Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. Carfel Seashell Museum, Philippines: 1–377.