''Leiostyla'' is a
genus
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of small air-breathing
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,
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 ...
pulmonate
Pulmonata or pulmonates is an informal group (previously an order, and before that, a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group inclu ...
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
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).
Th ...
.
[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 ann ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852) - also known as
Madeiran land snail
* ''
Leiostyla albina
''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 ...
''
(Pilsbry, 1931)
* ''
Leiostyla anglica
''Leiostyla anglica'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
Description
For terms see gastropod shell
The 3.1-3.7 x 1.7-2.1 mm shell is oval with 5 to 6.5 very ...
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(A. Férussac, 1821)
* ''
Leiostyla arborea
''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, 1855)
* † ''
Leiostyla austriaca
''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: Fried ...
''
(Wenz, 1921)
* ''
Leiostyla beatae
''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 ...
''
Walther & Hausdorf, 2015
* ''
Leiostyla calathiscus''
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)
* † ''
Leiostyla capellinii
''Leiostyla'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 ex ...
''
(Sacco, 1886)
* ''
Leiostyla cassida''
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)- also known as Madeiran land snail
* ''
Leiostyla cassidula
''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 castanea
''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 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: Frie ...
''
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: Frie ...
''
(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
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a ...
''
(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: Frie ...
''
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: Frie ...
''
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
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as a ...
''
(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: Frie ...
''
Hausdorf, 1990
* ''
Leiostyla degenerata
''Leiostyla degenerata'' is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae. It is endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other def ...
''
(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: Frie ...
''
Groh, Cameron & Teixeira, 2019
* ''
Leiostyla eikenboomi
''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 ...
''
Bank, Menkhorst & Neubert, 2016
* † ''
Leiostyla espigaoensis''
Seddon, 1990
* ''
Leiostyla falknerorum''
Bank, Groh & Ripken, 2002
* ''
Leiostyla ferraria''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla filicum''
D. T. Holyoak & Seddon, 1986
* ''
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
Madeira ( ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of M ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla fuscidula''
(Morelet, 1860)
* ''
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 someti ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852) - Madeiran land snail
* ''
Leiostyla glomerosa''
(Suvorov & Schileyko, 1991)
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Leiostyla gottschicki
''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: Fried ...
''
(Wenz, 1922)
* ''
Leiostyla heterodon''
(Pilsbry, 1923)
* ''
Leiostyla honesta''
(Suvorov & Schileyko, 1991)
* ''
Leiostyla iranica''
E. Gittenberger & Pieper, 1988
* ''
Leiostyla irrigua
''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 krstichae''
Prysjazhnjuk, 2015
* ''
Leiostyla lamellosa
''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: Friedri ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla laurinea''
(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''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla mica''
(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 endemic to Porto Santo Island in the Madeira
Madeira ( ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (), is an autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomo ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)
* ''
Leiostyla nemethi''
Hausdorf, 1996
* ''
Leiostyla numidica''
(Bourguignat, 1864)
* ''
Leiostyla paphlagonica''
Hausdorf, 1990
* ''
Leiostyla paulinae
''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: Fried ...
''
(Lindholm, 1913)
* † ''
Leiostyla piserai''
Harzhauser & Neubauer, 2018
* ''
Leiostyla pontica''
(Retowski, 1889)
* † ''
Leiostyla priscilla''
(Paladilhe, 1873)
* ''
Leiostyla pulchra
''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: Fried ...
''
(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: Friedr ...
''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla rectidentata''
(Schileyko, 1976)
* ''
Leiostyla relevata
''Leiostyla relevata'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail in the family Lauriidae. It is endemism, endemic to Cal Islet, Ilhéu de Baixo, an islet near Porto Santo Island in the Madeira archipelago.
This snail is only known from a s ...
''
(Wollaston, 1878)
* ''
Leiostyla rugulosa
''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 ...
''
(Morelet, 1860)
* ''
Leiostyla schweigeri''
(Götting, 1963)
* ''
Leiostyla silicea''
(Schileyko, 1975)
* † ''
Leiostyla simulans''
Cameron & Groh, 2019
* ''
Leiostyla simulator''
(Pilsbry, 1923)
* ''
Leiostyla sinangula''
(Schileyko, 1975)
* ''
Leiostyla sphinctostoma''
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)
* † ''
Leiostyla subcorneocostata''
Seddon, 1990
* ''
Leiostyla superba''
Hausdorf, 1990
* ''
Leiostyla superstructa''
(Mousson, 1876)
* ''
Leiostyla taeniata''
(Shuttleworth, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla tenuimarginata
''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: Fried ...
''
(Pilsbry, 1922)
* ''
Leiostyla tesselata''
(Morelet, 1860)
* ''
Leiostyla vermiculosa''
(Morelet, 1860)
* ''
Leiostyla vincta''
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
* ''
Leiostyla vitrea''
(Schileyko, 1988)
* † ''
Leiostyla wollastoni''
(Paiva, 1866)
* ''
Leiostyla zonifera
''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: Fried ...
''
(Pilsbry, 1934)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Leiostyla adolfi''
Pokryszko, 1991: synonym of ''
Leiostyla paulinae
''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: Fried ...
''
(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 16, 2017
External links
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Lauriidae
Taxa named by Richard Thomas Lowe
Gastropod genera