WoRMS taxon details
Theba Risso, 1826
426410 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:426410)
accepted
Genus
Helix pisana O. F. Müller, 1774 accepted as Theba pisana (O. F. Müller, 1774) (type by subsequent designation)
Euparypha W. Hartmann, 1843 · unaccepted
Fruticicola (Theba) Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (unaccepted rank)
Helix (Euparypha) W. Hartmann, 1843 · unaccepted
Helix (Leucochroa) H. Beck, 1837 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Helix (Theba) Risso, 1826 · unaccepted
Helix (Xerophila) Held, 1838 · unaccepted
Leucochroa Beck, 1837 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Leucochroa (Leucochroa) Beck, 1837 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Theba (Theba) Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (no subgenus distinction used)
Xerophila Held, 1838 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Xerophila (Xerophila) Held, 1838 · unaccepted
- Species Theba andalusica E. Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987
- Species Theba arinagae E. Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987
- Species Theba cartaxensis (Roman, 1907) †
- Species Theba chudeaui (Germain, 1908)
- Species Theba clausoinflata (Mousson, 1857)
- Species Theba costillae Hutterer, 1990 †
- Species Theba geminata (Mousson, 1857)
- Species Theba grasseti (Mousson, 1872)
- Species Theba impugnata (Mousson, 1857)
- Species Theba lindneri Kittel, 2012
- Species Theba macandrewiana (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
- Species Theba milneedwardsi (Filhol, 1877) †
- Species Theba orzolae E. Gittenberger & Ripken, 1985 †
- Species Theba pisana (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Species Theba quintanellensis (Roman, 1907) †
- Species Theba sacchii E. Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987
- Species Theba solimae (Sacchi, 1955)
- Species Theba subcantiana (Bourguignat, 1862) †
- Species Theba subdentata (A. Férussac, 1821)
- Subgenus Theba (Cyrnotheba) Germain, 1928 accepted as Cyrnotheba Germain, 1928 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Theba (Metatheba) P. Hesse, 1914 accepted as Monacha (Metatheba) P. Hesse, 1914 represented as Monacha Fitzinger, 1833 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Theba (Paratheba) P. Hesse, 1914 accepted as Monacha (Paratheba) P. Hesse, 1914 represented as Monacha Fitzinger, 1833 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Theba (Theba) Risso, 1826 accepted as Theba Risso, 1826 (no subgenus distinction used)
- Species Theba (Theba) cantiana (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Monacha cantiana (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Theba albocincta P. Hesse, 1912 accepted as Monacha albocincta (Hesse, 1912) (original combination)
- Species Theba cemenelea Risso, 1826 accepted as Monacha cemenelea (Risso, 1826) (original combination)
- Species Theba compingtae Pallary, 1929 accepted as Monacha compingtae (Pallary, 1929) (original combination)
- Species Theba dofleini P. Hesse, 1928 accepted as Monacha dofleini (P. Hesse, 1928) (original combination)
- Species Theba hemitricha P. Hesse, 1914 accepted as Paratheba hemitricha (P. Hesse, 1914) accepted as Monacha hemitricha (P. Hesse, 1914) (original combination)
- Species Theba lucostoma Risso, 1826 accepted as Theba pisana (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Theba melitenensis P. Hesse, 1915 accepted as Monacha melitenensis (P. Hesse, 1915) (original combination)
- Species Theba meridionalis Risso, 1826 accepted as Helix vermiculata O. F. Müller, 1774 accepted as Eobania vermiculata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Theba olivieri (Rossmässler, 1837) accepted as Monacha parumcincta (Menke, 1828) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Theba orientalis Hesse, 1914 accepted as Monacha samsunensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (junior synonym)
- Species Theba pontica (P. Fischer, 1866) † accepted as Monacha pontica (P. Fischer, 1866) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Theba rubella Risso, 1826 accepted as Monacha cemenelea (Risso, 1826) (junior synonym)
- Species Theba samsunensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) accepted as Monacha samsunensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Theba teheranensis P. Hesse, 1914 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
feminine
Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 73; note: Name attributed by Risso to Leach (MS). [details]
page(s): 73; note: Name attributed by Risso to Leach (MS). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426410 on 2025-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 73; note: Name attributed by Risso to Leach (MS). [details]
original description (of Euparypha W. Hartmann, 1843) Hartmann, J. D. W. (1840-1844). Erd- und Süsswasser-Gasteropoden der Schweiz. Mit Zugabe einiger merkwürdigen exotischen Arten. i-xx, 1-36, pl. 1-2 [30-06-1840]; 37-116, pl. 13-36 [1841]; 117-156, pl. 37-60 [1842]; 157-204, pl. 61-72 [1843]; 205-227, pl. 73-84 [1844]. St. Gallen., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15269077
page(s): Heft 7: 204 [details]
original description (of Xerophila Held, 1838) Held, F. (1837-1838). Notizen über die Weichthiere Bayerns. Isis (Oken), 30 (4): 303-309 (1837); 30 (12): 901-919 (1838). Leipzig., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27411580
page(s): 913 [details]
original description (of Helix (Euparypha) W. Hartmann, 1843) Hartmann, J. D. W. (1840-1844). Erd- und Süsswasser-Gasteropoden der Schweiz. Mit Zugabe einiger merkwürdigen exotischen Arten. i-xx, 1-36, pl. 1-2 [30-06-1840]; 37-116, pl. 13-36 [1841]; 117-156, pl. 37-60 [1842]; 157-204, pl. 61-72 [1843]; 205-227, pl. 73-84 [1844]. St. Gallen., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15269077
page(s): Heft 7: 204 [details]
original description (of Helix (Leucochroa) H. Beck, 1837) Beck, H. (1837-1838). <i>Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici</i>. 124 pp. Hafniae [Copenhagen]. Pp. 1-100 [1837]; 101-124 [1838]; Appendix: 1-8 [June 1837]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058074
page(s): 16 [details]
page(s): 73; note: Name attributed by Risso to Leach (MS). [details]
original description (of Euparypha W. Hartmann, 1843) Hartmann, J. D. W. (1840-1844). Erd- und Süsswasser-Gasteropoden der Schweiz. Mit Zugabe einiger merkwürdigen exotischen Arten. i-xx, 1-36, pl. 1-2 [30-06-1840]; 37-116, pl. 13-36 [1841]; 117-156, pl. 37-60 [1842]; 157-204, pl. 61-72 [1843]; 205-227, pl. 73-84 [1844]. St. Gallen., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15269077
page(s): Heft 7: 204 [details]
original description (of Xerophila Held, 1838) Held, F. (1837-1838). Notizen über die Weichthiere Bayerns. Isis (Oken), 30 (4): 303-309 (1837); 30 (12): 901-919 (1838). Leipzig., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27411580
page(s): 913 [details]
original description (of Helix (Euparypha) W. Hartmann, 1843) Hartmann, J. D. W. (1840-1844). Erd- und Süsswasser-Gasteropoden der Schweiz. Mit Zugabe einiger merkwürdigen exotischen Arten. i-xx, 1-36, pl. 1-2 [30-06-1840]; 37-116, pl. 13-36 [1841]; 117-156, pl. 37-60 [1842]; 157-204, pl. 61-72 [1843]; 205-227, pl. 73-84 [1844]. St. Gallen., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15269077
page(s): Heft 7: 204 [details]
original description (of Helix (Leucochroa) H. Beck, 1837) Beck, H. (1837-1838). <i>Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici</i>. 124 pp. Hafniae [Copenhagen]. Pp. 1-100 [1837]; 101-124 [1838]; Appendix: 1-8 [June 1837]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058074
page(s): 16 [details]
Other
context source (MSBIAS)
Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
