''Acicula'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of very small
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 molluscs, terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have gastropod shell, shel ...
s with an
operculum,
terrestrial
Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth, as opposed to extraterrestrial.
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 o ...
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the family
Aciculidae
The Aciculidae are a family (biology), family of small land snails that have operculum (gastropod), opercula (an operculum is a little door that closes the shell when the animal retracts into it). In other words, Aciculidae are Terrestrial mollus ...
.
[Bank, R.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Acicula W. Hartmann, 1821. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine * At http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866691 on 2017-06-18]
Species
Species within the genus ''Acicula'' include:
''Species in genus Acicula''
AnimalBase, accessed 29 December 2008.
* ''Acicula algerensis
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' E. Gittenberger & Boeters, 1977
* ''Acicula beneckei
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' (Andreae, 1883)
* ''Acicula benoiti
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodium, parapodia in Polychaeta, polychaete annelids.
References
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'' (Bourguignat, 1864)
* '' Acicula corcyrensis'' (O. Boettger, 1883)
* † ''Acicula crassistoma
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' Stworzewicz & Sołtys, 1996
* † '' Acicula diezi'' (Flach, 1889)
* '' Acicula disjuncta'' Boeters, E. Gittenberger & Subai, 1989
* '' Acicula douctouyrensis'' (Bertrand, 2004)
* † ''Acicula edlaueri
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' Schlickum, 1970
* † ''Acicula filifera
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' Sandberger, 1862
* † ''Acicula flachi
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' (Clessin, 1911)
* '' Acicula fusca'' (Montagu, 1803)
* † ''Acicula giuntellii
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' Harzhauser, Neubauer & Esu in Harzhauser et al., 2015
* ''Acicula hausdorfi
''Acicula hausdorfi'' is a species of very small land snail with an operculum. It is a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Aciculidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Greece. It's estimated Extent of occurrence
Extent may ref ...
'' Boeters, E. Gittenberger & Subai, 1989
* ''Acicula hierae
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' Liberto, Reitano, R. Viviano & Sparacio, 2020
* † ''Acicula isselii
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' (Flach, 1889)
* † ''Acicula kadolskyi
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' Manganelli, Cianfanelli, Barbato & Benocci, 2014
* ''Acicula lallemanti
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' (Bourguignat, 1864)
* ''Acicula letourneuxi
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' (Bourguignat, 1864)
* † ''Acicula limbata
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' Reuss, 1861
* ''Acicula lineata
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' (Draparnaud, 1801) - type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
* ''Acicula lineolata
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' (Pini, 1885)
* '' Acicula miaphene'' Subai, 2009
* † ''Acicula michaudiana
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' Schlickum, 1975
* ''Acicula moussoni
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' O. Boettger, 1879
* ''Acicula multilineata
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' Boeters, E. Gittenberger & Subai, 1989
* † ''Acicula nanobelone
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' Kadolsky, 2008
* ''Acicula norrisi
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' O. Boettger, 1879
* ''Acicula palaestinensis
''Acicula palaestinensis'' is a species of very small land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Aciculidae.
This species is endemic to Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West ...
'' Forcart, 1981
* ''Acicula parcelineata
''Acicula parcelineata'' is a species of small land snail with an operculum (gastropod), operculum, a terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Aciculidae.
Distribution
This species is found in the List of non-marine moll ...
'' (Clessin, 1911)
* ''Acicula (Acicula) persica
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' Subai, 1981
* † ''Acicula praediezi
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' Kadolsky, 2008
* † '' Acicula pseudosturanii'' Kadolsky, 2008
* ''Acicula riedeli
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' Boeters, E. Gittenberger & Subai, 1989
* † ''Acicula schlickumi
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodium, parapodia in Polychaeta, polychaete annelids.
References
{{reflist
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'' (Schütt, 1967)
* † ''Acicula sturanii
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' Schlickum & Strauch, 1979
* '' Acicula szigethyannae'' Subai, 1977
* '' Acicula telum'' Páll-Gergely, 2023
* '' Acicula vezzanii'' Bodon, 1994
;Species brought into synonymy:
* † ''Acicula bakanense'' Steklov, 1966: synonym of † ''Acicula parcelineata
''Acicula parcelineata'' is a species of small land snail with an operculum (gastropod), operculum, a terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Aciculidae.
Distribution
This species is found in the List of non-marine moll ...
'' (Clessin, 1911) (junior subjective synonym)
* † ''Acicula callosa'' O. Boettger, 1870: synonym of † '' Platyla callosa'' (O. Boettger, 1870) (superseded combination)
* † ''Acicula (Acicula) irenae'' Schlickum, 1978: synonym of † ''Acicula edlaueri
Acicula (: aciculum) are strong, stout internal chaetae that provide support to parapodia
In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; : parapodia) refers to lateral outgrowths or protrusions from t ...
'' Schlickum, 1970
* ''Acicula lusitanica'' D. T. Holyoak & Seddon, 1985: synonym of '' Platyla lusitanica'' (D. T. Holyoak & Seddon, 1985) (original name)
* ''Acicula munzingerii'' (Jickeli, 1873): synonym of '' Subulina munzingerii'' (Jickeli, 1873)
* ''Acicula nekhaevi'' Schikov & Palatov, 2022 (interim unpublished, the original description is not Code compliant)
* ''Acicula spectabilis'' (Rossmässler, 1839): synonym of '' Renea spectabilis'' (Rossmässler, 1839) (unaccepted combination)
;Nomen nudum
* † ''Acicula pseudocylichna'' De Stefani, 1880 †
References
* Hartmann, J. D. W. (1821). System der Erd- und Süßwasser Gasteropoden Europa's. In besonderer Hinsicht auf diejenigen Gattungen, welche in Deutschland und der Schweiz angetroffen werden. In: J. Sturm (ed.) Deutschlands Fauna in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. VI. Abtheilung. Die Würmer. 5. Heft. 60 pp., pl. 1-3
* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017
External links
Charpentier, J. de. (1837). Catalogue des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la Suisse. Nouveaux Mémoires de la Société Helvétique des Sciences Naturelles (Neue Denkschriften der allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die gesammten Naturwisshenschaften). 1 (2): 1-28, pls 1-2. Neuchâtel
Boeters, H. D.; Gittenberger, E. & Subai, P. (1989). Die Aciculidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda Prosobranchia). Zoologische Verhandelingen. 252: 1-234. Leiden
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