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Homorus Albers, 1850
995623 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:995623)
accepted
Genus
Achatina cyanostoma L. Pfeiffer, 1842 accepted as Homorus cyanostomus (L. Pfeiffer, 1842) (type by monotypy)
Achatina (Homorus) Albers, 1850 · unaccepted (original rank)
- Species Homorus angustatus (Jickeli, 1873) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
- Species Homorus antorinii (Morelet, 1872)
- Species Homorus arabicus (Connolly, 1941)
- Species Homorus cerinus Thiele, 1933
- Species Homorus conformis Thiele, 1933
- Species Homorus courteti Germain, 1907
- Species Homorus cyanostomus (L. Pfeiffer, 1842)
- Species Homorus dalbaensis Thiele, 1933
- Species Homorus discretus Thiele, 1933
- Species Homorus djimmaensis Thiele, 1933
- Species Homorus ellerbecki Kobelt, 1905
- Species Homorus erlangeri Kobelt, 1905
- Species Homorus fragilis Thiele, 1933
- Species Homorus garamulatae Kobelt, 1905
- Species Homorus ginirensis Kobelt, 1905
- Species Homorus kaffaensis Thiele, 1933
- Species Homorus laevis Thiele, 1933
- Species Homorus martensi (Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901)
- Species Homorus maurus Thiele, 1933
- Species Homorus megaspira (Mabille, 1884)
- Species Homorus meneleki (Preston, 1910)
- Species Homorus nebulosus (Morelet, 1884)
- Species Homorus nigellus (Morelet, 1867)
- Species Homorus nitens Thiele, 1933
- Species Homorus nympha (Preston, 1910)
- Species Homorus omeri Connolly, 1928
- Species Homorus opeas Pilsbry, 1905
- Species Homorus perrierianus (Bourguignat, 1883)
- Species Homorus pyramidellus (E. von Martens, 1892)
- Species Homorus ragazzii Pollonera, 1887
- Species Homorus splendens (Thiele, 1910)
- Species Homorus suaveolatus (Jickeli, 1873)
- Species Homorus subulatus (Jickeli, 1873)
- Species Homorus variabilis (Jickeli, 1873)
- Species Homorus vernicosus (Jickeli, 1873)
- Species Homorus vicinus (Preston, 1910)
- Subgenus Homorus (Itiopiana) Preston, 1910 accepted as Itiopiana Preston, 1910
- Species Homorus (Itiopiana) abessinicus Thiele, 1933 accepted as Subulina abessinica (Thiele, 1933) (basionym)
- Subgenus Homorus (Nothapalus) E. von Martens, 1897 accepted as Nothapalus E. von Martens, 1897
- Species Homorus (Nothapalus) babaulti Germain, 1923 accepted as Nothapalus babaulti (Germain, 1923) (original combination)
- Species Homorus (Nothapalus) cylindricus Thiele, 1933 accepted as Nothapalus cylindricus (Thiele, 1933) (basionym)
- Species Homorus (Nothapalus) densestriatus Thiele, 1933 accepted as Nothapalus densestriatus (Thiele, 1933) (basionym)
- Species Homorus (Nothapalus) karamwegasensis Germain, 1923 accepted as Oreohomorus karamwegasensis (Germain, 1923) (original combination)
- Species Homorus (Nothapalus) perspicuus Thiele, 1933 accepted as Nothapalus perspicuus (Thiele, 1933) (basionym)
- Species Homorus (Nothapalus) similis Thiele, 1933 accepted as Nothapalus similis (Thiele, 1933) (basionym)
- Species Homorus (Nothapalus) spretus Thiele, 1933 accepted as Nothapalus spretus (Thiele, 1933) (basionym)
- Subgenus Homorus (Oreohomorus) Pilsbry, 1919 accepted as Oreohomorus Pilsbry, 1919 (original rank)
- Species Homorus (Oreohomorus) bequaerti Pilsbry, 1919 accepted as Oreohomorus bequaerti (Pilsbry, 1919) (original combination)
- Species Homorus (Oreohomorus) castaneus (E. von Martens, 1895) accepted as Oreohomorus castaneus (E. von Martens, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Homorus (Oreohomorus) fuscostrigatus E. A. Smith, 1909 accepted as Oreohomorus fuscostrigatus (E. A. Smith, 1909)
- Species Homorus (Oreohomorus) osborni Pilsbry, 1919 accepted as Oreohomorus osborni (Pilsbry, 1919) (original combination)
- Subgenus Homorus (Striosubulina) Thiele, 1933 accepted as Striosubulina Thiele, 1933 (original rank)
- Subgenus Homorus (Subulona) E. von Martens, 1889 accepted as Subulona E. von Martens, 1889 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Homorus (Subulona) alberti Pilsbry, 1919 accepted as Subulona alberti (Pilsbry, 1919) (original combination)
- Species Homorus (Subulona) albini Germain, 1923 accepted as Oreohomorus albini (Germain, 1923) (original combination)
- Species Homorus (Subulona) amputatus Pilsbry, 1919 accepted as Subulona amputata (Pilsbry, 1919) (original combination)
- Species Homorus (Subulona) badius (E. von Martens, 1889) accepted as Subulona badia (E. von Martens, 1889)
- Species Homorus (Subulona) bumbaensis Spence, 1923 accepted as Subulona bumbaensis (Spence, 1923) (basionym)
- Species Homorus (Subulona) clarus Pilsbry, 1919 accepted as Subulona clara (Pilsbry, 1919) (original combination)
- Species Homorus (Subulona) iredalei Preston, 1912 accepted as Homorus iredalei Preston, 1912 accepted as Oreohomorus nitidus (E. von Martens, 1897)
- Species Homorus (Subulona) ischnus Pilsbry, 1919 accepted as Subulona ischna (Pilsbry, 1919) (original combination)
- Species Homorus (Subulona) kwidschwiensis Thiele, 1911 accepted as Subulona kwidschwiensis (Thiele, 1911) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Homorus (Subulona) langi Pilsbry, 1919 accepted as Subulona langi (Pilsbry, 1919) (original combination)
- Species Homorus (Subulona) lionepion Pilsbry, 1919 accepted as Subulona lionepion (Pilsbry, 1919) (original combination)
- Species Homorus (Subulona) lugubris (Morelet, 1884) accepted as Subulona lugubris (Morelet, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Homorus (Subulona) silvicola (E. von Martens, 1895) accepted as Subulona silvicola (E. von Martens, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Homorus (Subulona) usagarica (E. A. Smith, 1890) accepted as Subulona usagarica (E. A. Smith, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Homorus badius (E. von Martens, 1889) accepted as Subulona badia (E. von Martens, 1889)
- Species Homorus bicolor E. A. Smith, 1909 accepted as Oreohomorus bicolor (E. A. Smith, 1909) (original combination)
- Species Homorus burnessi Connolly, 1923 accepted as Subulona burnessi (Connolly, 1923) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Homorus connollyi Odhner, 1932 accepted as Oreohomorus connollyi (Odhner, 1932) (original combination)
- Species Homorus cylindraceus (Bourguignat, 1890) accepted as Subulona cylindracea (Bourguignat, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Homorus didinganus Connolly, 1927 accepted as Subulona didingana (Connolly, 1927) (original combination)
- Species Homorus egregius Preston, 1911 accepted as Subulona egregia (Preston, 1911)
- Species Homorus foveolatus Preston, 1912 accepted as Homorus robinkempi Pilsbry, 1919 accepted as Nothapalus robinkempi (Pilsbry, 1919) (invalid: junior primary homonym of Homorus foveolatus Preston, 1909)
- Species Homorus fuscostrigatus E. A. Smith, 1909 accepted as Oreohomorus fuscostrigatus (E. A. Smith, 1909) (original combination)
- Species Homorus illitus Connolly, 1923 accepted as Oreohomorus illitus (Connolly, 1923) (original combination)
- Species Homorus insularis Germain, 1918 accepted as Subulona usagarica (E. A. Smith, 1890) (junior synonym)
- Species Homorus iredalei Preston, 1912 accepted as Oreohomorus nitidus (E. von Martens, 1897) (junior synonym)
- Species Homorus jouberti (Bourguignat, 1890) accepted as Subulona jouberti (Bourguignat, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Homorus kenangopensis Preston, 1912 accepted as Nothapalus kenangopensis (Preston, 1912) (original combination)
- Species Homorus kwidschwiensis Thiele, 1911 accepted as Subulona kwidschwiensis (Thiele, 1911) (original combination)
- Species Homorus lentus (E. A. Smith, 1880) accepted as Subulona lenta (E. A. Smith, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Homorus malleatus Connolly, 1931 accepted as Oreohomorus malleatus (Connolly, 1931)
- Species Homorus mamboiensis (E. A. Smith, 1890) accepted as Subulona mamboiensis (E. A. Smith, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Homorus manueli Preston, 1910 accepted as Subulona manueli (Preston, 1910) (original combination)
- Species Homorus margaretae Connolly, 1930 accepted as Subulona margaretae (Connolly, 1930) (original combination)
- Species Homorus massonianus Crosse, 1888 accepted as Petriola marmorea (Reeve, 1850)
- Species Homorus obesus Kobelt, 1905 accepted as Homorus erlangeri Kobelt, 1905
- Species Homorus olivaceus Pollonera, 1907 accepted as Oreohomorus olivaceus (Pollonera, 1907) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Homorus ordinarius Preston, 1910 accepted as Subulona ordinaria (Preston, 1910) (original combination)
- Species Homorus perlucida Preston, 1910 accepted as Subulina perlucida (Preston, 1910) (original combination)
- Species Homorus princeps Preston, 1910 accepted as Subulona rothschildiana (H. Neuville & R. Anthony, 1905) (junior synonym)
- Species Homorus rex Preston, 1913 accepted as Subulona rex (Preston, 1913) (original combination)
- Species Homorus robinkempi Pilsbry, 1919 accepted as Nothapalus robinkempi (Pilsbry, 1919) (original combination)
- Species Homorus rothschildianus (H. Neuville & R. Anthony, 1905) accepted as Subulona rothschildiana (H. Neuville & R. Anthony, 1905) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Homorus sowerbyanus (Morelet, 1890) accepted as Subulona sowerbyana (Morelet, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Homorus suaveolans (Jickeli, 1874) accepted as Homorus suaveolatus (Jickeli, 1873) (based on unjustified emendation)
- Species Homorus usagaricus (E. A. Smith, 1890) accepted as Subulona usagarica (E. A. Smith, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Homorus usambaricus K. L. Pfeiffer, 1952 accepted as Subulona usambarica (K. L. Pfeiffer, 1952) (original combination)
- Species Homorus velutinus Connolly, 1931 accepted as Oreohomorus velutinus (Connolly, 1931) (original combination)
- Species Homorus woodhousei Connolly, 1923 accepted as Subulona woodhousei (Connolly, 1923) (original combination)
- Species Homorus zebra Connolly, 1923 accepted as Oreohomorus zebra (Connolly, 1923) (original combination)
- Species Homorus foveolatus Preston, 1909 (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
- Species Homorus paulinoi Nobre, 1905 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, species not mentioned in recent literature)
- Species Homorus sampaioi Nobre, 1905 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, species not mentioned in recent literature)
masculine
Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. <em>Berlin: Enslin.</em> 262 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11965983
page(s): 196 [details]
(of Achatina (Homorus) Albers, 1850) Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. <em>Berlin: Enslin.</em> 262 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11965983
page(s): 196 [details]
page(s): 196 [details]
(of Achatina (Homorus) Albers, 1850) Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. <em>Berlin: Enslin.</em> 262 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11965983
page(s): 196 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Homorus Albers, 1850. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995623 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. <em>Berlin: Enslin.</em> 262 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11965983
page(s): 196 [details]
original description (of Achatina (Homorus) Albers, 1850) Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. <em>Berlin: Enslin.</em> 262 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11965983
page(s): 196 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1919). A review of the land mollusks of the Belgian Congo chiefly based on the collections of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909-1915. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 40: 1-370, pls I-XXIII.
page(s): 112 [details]
page(s): 196 [details]
original description (of Achatina (Homorus) Albers, 1850) Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. <em>Berlin: Enslin.</em> 262 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11965983
page(s): 196 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1919). A review of the land mollusks of the Belgian Congo chiefly based on the collections of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909-1915. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 40: 1-370, pls I-XXIII.
page(s): 112 [details]