''Helicodonta'',
common name
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the "cheese snail", is a
species
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of air-breathing
land snail
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, a
terrestrial
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pulmonate
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gastropod
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mollusk
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in the subfamily Helicodontinae of the family
Helicodontidae
Helicodontidae (also known as Cheese snails) is a family (biology), family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea (according to the Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (B ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicodonta A. Férussac, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887088 on 2021-02-01]
The common name is based on the shape of the shell, which is reminiscent of a wheel of
cheese
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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Helicodonta'' include:
* ''
Helicodonta angigyra''
(Rossmässler, 1834)
* ''
Helicodonta langhofferi''
Wagner, 1912
* ''
Helicodonta obvoluta''
(Müller, 1774)
* ''
Helicodonta wilhelminae''
Maassen, 1991
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Helicodonta gyria''
(J. R. Roth, 1839) : synonym of ''
Lindholmiola gyria''
(J. R. Roth, 1839) (unaccepted combination)
* ''Helicodonta hispanica''
Gude, 1910 : synonym of ''
Suboestophora hispanica''
(Gude, 1910) (original combination)
* ''Helicodonta involuta''
(Thomä, 1845) † : synonym of ''
Protodrepanostoma involutum''
(Thomä, 1845) † (new combination)
* ''Helicodonta planorbiformis''
(Sacco, 1886) † : synonym of ''
Protodrepanostoma planorbiforme''
(Sacco, 1886) †
* ''Helicodonta sculpturata''
Gray, 1838 : synonym of ''
Sculptaria sculpturata
''Sculptaria'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, and terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Plectopyloidea.
''Sculptaria'' is the only genus in the family Sculptariidae. This family has no subfamilies (accordin ...
''
(Gray, 1838) (original combination)
References
* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
* Zilch, A. (1959-1960). Gastropoda. Teil 2. Euthyneura. In: O.H. Schindewolf (ed.), Handbuch der Paläozoologie, 6 (2, 1): 1-200 (17 July 1959); (2, 2): 201-400 (25 November 1959); (2, 3): 401-600 (30 March 1960); (2, 4): 601–834, I-XII (15 August 1960). Berlin (Borntraeger).
External links
Held, F. (1837-1838). Notizen über die Weichthiere Bayerns. Isis (Oken), 30 (4): 303-309 (1837); 30 (12): 901-919 (1838). LeipzigFitzinger, L.J. (1833). Systematisches Verzeichniß der im Erzherzogthume Oesterreich vorkommenden Weichthiere, als Prodrom einer Fauna derselben. Beiträge zur Landeskunde Oesterreichs's unter der Enns, 3: 88-122. WienFérussac, A.E.J.P.F. d'Audebard de. (1821-1822). Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un Prodrome général pour tous les mollusques ou fluviatiles, vivantes ou fossiles. Paris, 1821 et 1822.Beck, H. (1837). Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici. 1-124. Hafniae
Helicodontidae
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