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Hemicycla Swainson, 1840
996423 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:996423)
accepted
Genus
Helix plicaria Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Hemicycla plicaria (Lamarck, 1816) (type by monotypy)
Helix (Hemicycla) Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted
Helix (Mycena) Albers, 1850 · unaccepted (objective junior synonym )
Hemicycla (Adiverticula) M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 1988 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Hemicycla (Hemicycla) Swainson, 1840 · alternative representation
Mycena Albers, 1850 · unaccepted (objective junior synonym)
- Species Hemicycla berkeleii (R. T. Lowe, 1861)
- Species Hemicycla bethencourtiana (Shuttleworth, 1852)
- Species Hemicycla bidentalis (Lamarck, 1822)
- Species Hemicycla cardiobola (Mabille, 1882) †
- Species Hemicycla collarifera O. Boettger, 1908 †
- Species Hemicycla consobrina (A. Férussac, 1822)
- Species Hemicycla desculpta (Mousson, 1872) †
- Species Hemicycla diegoi Neiber, R. Vega-Luz, R. Vega-Luz & Koenemann, 2011
- Species Hemicycla digna (Mousson, 1872) †
- Species Hemicycla distensa (Mousson, 1872)
- Species Hemicycla efferata (Mousson, 1872)
- Species Hemicycla ethelema (Mabille, 1882)
- Species Hemicycla eurythyra O. Boettger, 1908
- Species Hemicycla flavistoma Ibáñez & M. R. Alonso, 1991
- Species Hemicycla fritschi (Mousson, 1872)
- Species Hemicycla fuenterroquensis Castro, Yanes, M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 2012
- Species Hemicycla fulgida M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 2007
- Species Hemicycla gaudryi (A. d'Orbigny, 1839)
- Species Hemicycla glasiana (Shuttleworth, 1852)
- Species Hemicycla glyceia (Mabille, 1882)
- Species Hemicycla gomerensis (Morelet, 1864)
- Species Hemicycla granomalleata (Wollaston, 1878)
- Species Hemicycla guamartemes (Grasset, 1857)
- Species Hemicycla hedeia (Mabille, 1883) †
- Species Hemicycla hedybia (Mabille, 1882)
- Species Hemicycla incisogranulata (Mousson, 1872)
- Species Hemicycla inutilis (Mousson, 1872)
- Species Hemicycla invernicata (Mousson, 1872)
- Species Hemicycla laurijona M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 2007
- Species Hemicycla mascaensis M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 1988
- Species Hemicycla maugeana (Shuttleworth, 1852)
- Species Hemicycla melchori R. Vega-Luz & R. Vega-Luz, 2008
- Species Hemicycla merita (Mousson, 1872) †
- Species Hemicycla migueli Groh & Hutterer, 1996 †
- Species Hemicycla modesta (A. Férussac, 1822)
- Species Hemicycla montefortiana Beck & Rähle, 2006 †
- Species Hemicycla moussoniana (Wollaston, 1878) †
- Species Hemicycla nisamarae Margry, Swinnen & Artiles, 2024
- Species Hemicycla paeteliana (L. Pfeiffer, 1859)
- Species Hemicycla paivanopsis (Mabille, 1882)
- Species Hemicycla perraudierei (Grasset, 1857)
- Species Hemicycla perrieri (Mabille, 1882) †
- Species Hemicycla planorbella (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Hemicycla plicaria (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Hemicycla pouchadan Ibáñez & M. R. Alonso, 2007
- Species Hemicycla pouchet (A. Férussac, 1821)
- Species Hemicycla psathyra (R. T. Lowe, 1861)
- Species Hemicycla quadricincta (Morelet, 1864)
- Species Hemicycla saponacea (R. T. Lowe, 1861)
- Species Hemicycla sarcostoma (P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot, 1833)
- Species Hemicycla saulcyi (A. d'Orbigny, 1839)
- Species Hemicycla semitecta (Mousson, 1872) †
- Species Hemicycla vermiplicata (Wollaston, 1878)
- Subgenus Hemicycla (Adiverticula) M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 1988 accepted as Hemicycla Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Hemicycla (Adiverticula) diegoi Neiber, R. Vega-Luz, R. Vega-Luz & Koenemann, 2011 accepted as Hemicycla diegoi Neiber, R. Vega-Luz, R. Vega-Luz & Koenemann, 2011 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Hemicycla (Adiverticula) mascaensis M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 1988 accepted as Hemicycla mascaensis M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 1988 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Hemicycla (Adiverticula) pouchet (A. Férussac, 1821) accepted as Hemicycla pouchet (A. Férussac, 1821) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Hemicycla asperula (Deshayes, 1832) † accepted as Megalotachea turonensis (Deshayes, 1832) † (subjective synonym)
- Species Hemicycla bituminosa (Mabille, 1883) accepted as Hemicycla psathyra bituminosa (Mabille, 1883) (chresonym)
- Species Hemicycla gualinoi (Michaud, 1855) † accepted as Megalotachea gualinoi (Michaud, 1855) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Hemicycla idairae Verbinnen & Swinnen, 2014 accepted as Hemicycla gaudryi (A. d'Orbigny, 1839) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, original name)
- Species Hemicycla nayliesi (Michaud, 1855) † accepted as Frechenia nayliesi (Michaud, 1855) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Hemicycla puchet (A. Férussac, 1821) accepted as Hemicycla (Adiverticula) pouchet (A. Férussac, 1821) accepted as Hemicycla pouchet (A. Férussac, 1821) (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subgenus Hemicycla (Hemicycla) Swainson, 1840 represented as Hemicycla Swainson, 1840
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) berkeleii (R. T. Lowe, 1861) represented as Hemicycla berkeleii (R. T. Lowe, 1861)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) bethencourtiana (Shuttleworth, 1852) represented as Hemicycla bethencourtiana (Shuttleworth, 1852)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) bidentalis (Lamarck, 1822) represented as Hemicycla bidentalis (Lamarck, 1822)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) consobrina (A. Férussac, 1822) represented as Hemicycla consobrina (A. Férussac, 1822)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) ethelema (Mabille, 1882) represented as Hemicycla ethelema (Mabille, 1882)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) eurythyra O. Boettger, 1908 represented as Hemicycla eurythyra O. Boettger, 1908
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) flavistoma Ibáñez & M. R. Alonso, 1991 represented as Hemicycla flavistoma Ibáñez & M. R. Alonso, 1991
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) fuenterroquensis Castro, Yanes, M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 2012 represented as Hemicycla fuenterroquensis Castro, Yanes, M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 2012
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) fulgida M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 2007 represented as Hemicycla fulgida M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 2007
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) glasiana (Shuttleworth, 1852) represented as Hemicycla glasiana (Shuttleworth, 1852)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) glyceia (Mabille, 1882) represented as Hemicycla glyceia (Mabille, 1882)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) granomalleata (Wollaston, 1878) represented as Hemicycla granomalleata (Wollaston, 1878)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) incisogranulata (Mousson, 1872) represented as Hemicycla incisogranulata (Mousson, 1872)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) inutilis (Mousson, 1872) represented as Hemicycla inutilis (Mousson, 1872)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) invernicata (Mousson, 1872) represented as Hemicycla invernicata (Mousson, 1872)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) laurijona M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 2007 represented as Hemicycla laurijona M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 2007
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) perraudierei (Grasset, 1857) represented as Hemicycla perraudierei (Grasset, 1857)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) plicaria (Lamarck, 1816) represented as Hemicycla plicaria (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) pouchadan Ibáñez & M. R. Alonso, 2007 represented as Hemicycla pouchadan Ibáñez & M. R. Alonso, 2007
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) quadricincta (Morelet, 1864) represented as Hemicycla quadricincta (Morelet, 1864)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) saponacea (R. T. Lowe, 1861) represented as Hemicycla saponacea (R. T. Lowe, 1861)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) sarcostoma (P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot, 1833) represented as Hemicycla sarcostoma (P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot, 1833)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) saulcyi (A. d'Orbigny, 1839) represented as Hemicycla saulcyi (A. d'Orbigny, 1839)
- Species Hemicycla (Hemicycla) vermiplicata (Wollaston, 1878) represented as Hemicycla vermiplicata (Wollaston, 1878)
recent + fossil
feminine
(of Helix (Hemicycla) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 164, 165, 193, 331 [details]
page(s): 164, 165, 193, 331 [details]
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original description
(of Hemicycla (Adiverticula) M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 1988) Ibáñez, M., Groh, K., Alonso, M.R. & Cavero, E. (1988). Revision of the genus Hemicycla Swainson, 1840 (Mollusca, Helicidae) from Tenerife: Adiverticula n. subgen. and description of three new taxa. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie, 10 (A2): 309-326. Paris. [details]
original description (of Helix (Mycena) 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): 123 [details]
original description (of Helix (Hemicycla) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 164, 165, 193, 331 [details]
basis of record Schileyko, A. A. (2006). Treatise on Recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 13. Helicidae, Pleurodontidae, Polygyridae, Ammonitellidae, Oreohelicidae, Thysanophoridae. <em>Ruthenica.</em> Supplement 2: 1765-1906. Moskva [May].
page(s): 1803 [details]
original description (of Helix (Mycena) 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): 123 [details]
original description (of Helix (Hemicycla) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 164, 165, 193, 331 [details]
basis of record Schileyko, A. A. (2006). Treatise on Recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 13. Helicidae, Pleurodontidae, Polygyridae, Ammonitellidae, Oreohelicidae, Thysanophoridae. <em>Ruthenica.</em> Supplement 2: 1765-1906. Moskva [May].
page(s): 1803 [details]