''Leiostyla'' is a
genus
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of small air-breathing
land snails,
terrestrial
Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth.
Terrestrial may also refer to:
* Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to ...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...
s in the family
Lauriidae
Lauriidae is a family of land snails. It is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
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[Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedrich-Held-Gesellschaft, 267 pp.] [MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Leiostyla R. T. Lowe, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=842729 on 2021-04-29]
The genus ''Leiostyla'' was previously placed in the subfamily Lauriinae, within the family Pupillidae.
Species
Species in the genus ''Leiostyla'' include:
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Leiostyla abbreviata
''Leiostyla abbreviata'' is an extinct species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae. It is one of several species sometimes referred as Madeiran land snail.
It is mentioned in ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852) - also known as
Madeiran land snail Madeiran land snail is a common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of ...
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Leiostyla albina''
(Pilsbry, 1931)
* ''
Leiostyla anglica
''Leiostyla anglica'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae
Lauriidae is a family of land snails. It is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself ...
''
(A. Férussac, 1821)
* ''
Leiostyla arborea''
(R. T. Lowe, 1855)
* † ''
Leiostyla austriaca''
(Wenz, 1921)
* ''
Leiostyla beatae''
Walther & Hausdorf, 2015
* ''
Leiostyla callathiscus
''Leiostyla callathiscus'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae
Lauriidae is a family of land snails. It is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, it ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)
* † ''
Leiostyla capellinii
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Fri ...
''
(Sacco, 1886)
* ''
Leiostyla cassida''
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)- also known as Madeiran land snail
* ''
Leiostyla cassidula''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla castanea''
(Shuttleworth, 1852)
* † ''
Leiostyla castanheiraensis
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Fri ...
''
Groh & Pokryszko, 2019
* ''
Leiostyla caucasica
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Fri ...
''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
* ''
Leiostyla cheiligona
''Leiostyla cheiligona'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)
* ''
Leiostyla colvillei
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Fri ...
''
Seddon & Killeen, 1996
* ''
Leiostyla concinna
''Leiostyla concinna'' is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae. It is endemic to Madeira.
This snail is found on the mountain summits of Madeira, where it lives in moist leaf litter on rocky cliffs near streams. It was listed as a ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* † ''
Leiostyla cooki
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Fri ...
''
Cameron & Pokryszko, 2019
* ''
Leiostyla corneocostata
''Leiostyla corneocostata'' is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae known commonly as the Madeiran land snail. It is endemic to Porto Santo Island in the Madeira
)
, anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira")
...
''
(Wollaston, 1878) - also known as Madeiran land snail
* ''
Leiostyla crassilabris
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Fri ...
''
Hausdorf, 1990
* ''
Leiostyla degenerata
''Leiostyla degenerata'' is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae. It is endemic to Porto Santo Island in the Madeira
)
, anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira")
, song_type = Regional anthem
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''
(Wollaston, 1878)
* † ''
Leiostyla desertaensis
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Fri ...
''
Groh, Cameron & Teixeira, 2019
* ''
Leiostyla eikenboomi''
Bank, Menkhorst & Neubert, 2016
* † ''
Leiostyla espigaoensis
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Frie ...
''
Seddon, 1990
* ''
Leiostyla falknerorum''
Bank, Groh & Ripken, 2002
* ''
Leiostyla ferraria
''Leiostyla ferraria'' is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae. It is endemic to Porto Santo Island in the Madeira
)
, anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira")
, song_type = Regional anthem
, image_map=EU-P ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla filicum
''Leiostyla filicum'' is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae. It is endemic to Madeira Island in the Madeira archipelago.
This snail is limited to two river valleys on the island, where it occurs in laurisilva habitat. It lives in ...
''
D. T. Holyoak & Seddon, 1986
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Leiostyla fusca
''Leiostyla fusca'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal, present in a restricted area along the north coa ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
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Leiostyla fuscidula
''Leiostyla fuscidula'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( p ...
''
(Morelet, 1860)
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Leiostyla gibba
''Leiostyla gibba'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae. This species is mentioned in Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive. It is one of several species so ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852) - Madeiran land snail
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Leiostyla glomerosa
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Suvorov & Schileyko, 1991)
* † ''
Leiostyla gottschicki''
(Wenz, 1922)
* ''
Leiostyla heterodon
''Leiostyla heterodon'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal, where it inhabits four closely localised site ...
''
(Pilsbry, 1923)
* ''
Leiostyla honesta''
(Suvorov & Schileyko, 1991)
* ''
Leiostyla iranica
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Frie ...
''
E. Gittenberger & Pieper, 1988
* ''
Leiostyla irrigua''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* † ''
Leiostyla krstichae
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Frie ...
''
Prysjazhnjuk, 2015
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Leiostyla lamellosa
''Leiostyla lamellosa'' is an extinct species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
This species is mentioned in Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive.
Distribution
Thi ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
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Leiostyla laurinea
''Leiostyla laurinea'' is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madeira
)
, anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Re ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla loweana
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Wollaston, 1878)
* ''
Leiostyla macilenta
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla mica
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Schileyko, 1998)
* ''
Leiostyla millegrana
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla monticola
''Leiostyla monticola'' is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae. It is endemism, endemic to Porto Santo Island in the Madeira archipelago.
This snail occurs at a few sites on the main mountain peaks of the island. It lives in leaf li ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)
* ''
Leiostyla nemethi
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
Hausdorf, 1996
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Leiostyla numidica
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Bourguignat, 1864)
* ''
Leiostyla paphlagonica
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
Hausdorf, 1990
* ''
Leiostyla paulinae''
(Lindholm, 1913)
* † ''
Leiostyla piserai
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
Harzhauser & Neubauer, 2018
* ''
Leiostyla pontica''
(Retowski, 1889)
* † ''
Leiostyla priscilla
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Paladilhe, 1873)
* ''
Leiostyla pulchra''
(Retowski, 1883)
* ''
Leiostyla recta
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Frie ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla rectidentata
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europ ...
''
(Schileyko, 1976)
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Leiostyla relevata''
(Wollaston, 1878)
* ''
Leiostyla rugulosa''
(Morelet, 1860)
* ''
Leiostyla schweigeri''
(Götting, 1963)
* ''
Leiostyla silicea''
(Schileyko, 1975)
* † ''
Leiostyla simulans''
Cameron & Groh, 2019
* ''
Leiostyla simulator''
(Pilsbry, 1923)
* ''
Leiostyla sinangula
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Schileyko, 1975)
* ''
Leiostyla sphinctostoma
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Frie ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)
* † ''
Leiostyla subcorneocostata
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
Seddon, 1990
* ''
Leiostyla superba''
Hausdorf, 1990
* ''
Leiostyla superstructa
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Mousson, 1876)
* ''
Leiostyla taeniata
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Friedr ...
''
(Shuttleworth, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla tenuimarginata''
(Pilsbry, 1922)
* ''
Leiostyla tesselata
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Frie ...
''
(Morelet, 1860)
* ''
Leiostyla vermiculosa''
(Morelet, 1860)
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Leiostyla vincta
''Leiostyla vincta'' is a species of minuscule, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madeira
)
, anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous R ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla vitrea
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.Falkner G., Obrdlík P., Castella E. & Speight M. C. D. 2001 ''Shelled Gastropoda of Western Europe''. München: Frie ...
''
(Schileyko, 1988)
* † ''
Leiostyla wollastoni''
(Paiva, 1866)
* ''
Leiostyla zonifera''
(Pilsbry, 1934)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Leiostyla adolfi''
Pokryszko, 1991: synonym of ''
Leiostyla paulinae''
(Lindholm, 1913) (junior synonym)
References
* Lindholm, W. A. (1924). A revised systematic list of the genera of the Clausiliidae, recent and fossil, with their subdivisions, synonymy, and types. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 16 (1)
* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017
External links
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Lauriidae
Taxa named by Richard Thomas Lowe
Gastropod genera
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