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Levantina Kobelt, 1871
996430 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:996430)
accepted
Genus
Helix spiriplana Olivier, 1801 accepted as Levantina spiriplana (Olivier, 1801) (type by subsequent designation)
Assyriella P. Hesse, 1909 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helix (Levantina) Kobelt, 1871 · unaccepted
Levantina (Assyriella) P. Hesse, 1909 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Levantina (Laevihelix) Neubert, 1998 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Levantina (Levantina) Kobelt, 1871 · unaccepted
Pentataenia (Levantina) Kobelt, 1871 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
- Species Levantina asagittata Neubert, 1998
- Species Levantina asira Neubert, 1998
- Species Levantina bellardi (Mousson, 1854)
- Species Levantina ceratomma (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
- Species Levantina chanzirensis Kobelt, 1906
- Species Levantina cilicica (Kobelt, 1895)
- Species Levantina djulfensis (Dubois de Montpéreux, 1840)
- Species Levantina escheriana (Bourguignat, 1864)
- Species Levantina ghilanica (Mousson, 1876)
- Species Levantina guttata (Olivier, 1804)
- Species Levantina kurdistana (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)
- Species Levantina longinqua (Schütt & Subai, 1996)
- Species Levantina mahanica Kobelt, 1910
- Species Levantina mardinensis Kobelt, 1900
- Species Levantina naegelei Kobelt, 1901
- Species Levantina ninivita (Galland, 1885)
- Species Levantina semitecta Neubert, 1998
- Species Levantina spiriplana (Olivier, 1801)
- Species Levantina symensi Neubert, 1998
- Species Levantina thospitis (Schütt & Subai, 1996)
- Species Levantina vanensis (Schütt & Subai, 1996)
- Subgenus Levantina (Assyriella) P. Hesse, 1909 accepted as Levantina Kobelt, 1871 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Levantina (Assyriella) macfadyeni Pallary, 1939 accepted as Levantina mahanica Kobelt, 1910 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Levantina (Assyriella) diulfensis (Dubois, 1843) represented as Levantina diulfensis Jaeckel, 1954 accepted as Levantina djulfensis (Dubois de Montpéreux, 1840)
- Subgenus Levantina (Gyrostomella) P. Hesse, 1911 accepted as Gyrostomella P. Hesse, 1911 (superseded generic combination)
- Subgenus Levantina (Laevihelix) Neubert, 1998 accepted as Levantina Kobelt, 1871 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Levantina (Laevihelix) asagittata Neubert, 1998 accepted as Levantina asagittata Neubert, 1998 (original name)
- Species Levantina (Laevihelix) asira Neubert, 1998 accepted as Levantina asira Neubert, 1998 (original name)
- Species Levantina (Laevihelix) semitecta Neubert, 1998 accepted as Levantina semitecta Neubert, 1998 (original name)
- Species Levantina (Laevihelix) symensi Neubert, 1998 accepted as Levantina symensi Neubert, 1998 (original name)
- Subgenus Levantina (Levantina) Kobelt, 1871 accepted as Levantina Kobelt, 1871
- Species Levantina (Levantina) bellardi (Mousson, 1854) accepted as Levantina bellardi (Mousson, 1854) (no subgenera are recognized)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) caesareana (Mousson, 1854) accepted as Levantina (Levantina) spiriplana caesareana (Mousson, 1854) accepted as Levantina spiriplana caesareana (Mousson, 1854)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) ceratomma (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) accepted as Levantina ceratomma (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) (no subgenera are recognized)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) cilicica (Kobelt, 1895) accepted as Levantina cilicica (Kobelt, 1895) (no subgenera are recognized)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) djulfensis (Dubois de Montpéreux, 1840) accepted as Levantina djulfensis (Dubois de Montpéreux, 1840) (no subgenera are recognized)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) escheriana (Bourguignat, 1864) accepted as Levantina escheriana (Bourguignat, 1864) (no subgenera are recognized)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) guttata (Olivier, 1804) accepted as Levantina guttata (Olivier, 1804) (no subgenera are recognized)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) kurdistana (L. Pfeiffer, 1861) accepted as Levantina kurdistana (L. Pfeiffer, 1861) (no subgenera are recognized)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) lithophaga (Conrad, 1852) accepted as Levantina (Levantina) spiriplana spiriplana (Olivier, 1801) accepted as Levantina spiriplana spiriplana (Olivier, 1801) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) malziana (L. Pfeiffer, 1861) accepted as Levantina (Levantina) spiriplana caesareana (Mousson, 1854) accepted as Levantina spiriplana caesareana (Mousson, 1854) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) mardinensis Kobelt, 1901 accepted as Levantina mardinensis Kobelt, 1900 (no subgenera are recognized)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) naegelei Kobelt, 1901 accepted as Levantina naegelei Kobelt, 1901 (no subgenera are recognized)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) ninivita (Galland, 1885) accepted as Levantina ninivita (Galland, 1885) (no subgenera are recognized)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) rechingeri (A. Fuchs & Käufel, 1936) accepted as Aristena rechingeri (Fuchs & Käufel, 1936) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) spiriplana (Olivier, 1801) accepted as Levantina spiriplana (Olivier, 1801) (no subgenera are recognized)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) thospitis (Schütt & Subai, 1996) accepted as Levantina thospitis (Schütt & Subai, 1996) (no subgenera are recognized)
- Species Levantina (Levantina) vanensis (Schütt & Subai, 1996) accepted as Levantina vanensis (Schütt & Subai, 1996) (no subgenera are recognized)
- Species Levantina caesareana (Mousson, 1854) accepted as Levantina spiriplana caesareana (Mousson, 1854)
- Species Levantina diulfensis Jaeckel, 1954 accepted as Levantina djulfensis (Dubois de Montpéreux, 1840) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Levantina lithophaga (Conrad, 1852) accepted as Levantina spiriplana spiriplana (Olivier, 1801) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Levantina malziana (L. Pfeiffer, 1861) accepted as Levantina spiriplana caesareana (Mousson, 1854) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Levantina rechingeri A. Fuchs & Käufel, 1936 accepted as Aristena rechingeri (Fuchs & Käufel, 1936) (original name)
feminine
(of Pentataenia (Levantina) Kobelt, 1871) Kobelt, W. (1871). Catalog der im europäischen Faunengebiet lebenden Binnenconchylien. Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der in Rossmässler's Sammlung enthaltenen Arten, I-XVI [= 1–16], 1–150. Cassel.
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original description
(of Levantina (Laevihelix) Neubert, 1998) Neubert, E. (1998). Annotated checklist of the terrestrial and freshwater molluscs of the Arabian Peninsula with descriptions of new species. <em>Fauna of Arabia.</em> 17: 333-461.
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original description (of Levantina (Assyriella) P. Hesse, 1909) Hesse, P. (1909). Die systematische Stellung von Helix leachii Fér. und gyrostoma Fér. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abtheilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere.</em> 27 (3): 313-320. Jena [25 February]. [see also the “Berichtigung“ in Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 1912, 44 (3): 144]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10227101
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original description (of Pentataenia (Levantina) Kobelt, 1871) Kobelt, W. (1871). Catalog der im europäischen Faunengebiet lebenden Binnenconchylien. Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der in Rossmässler's Sammlung enthaltenen Arten, I-XVI [= 1–16], 1–150. Cassel.
page(s): 40 [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 Subai, P. (1994). Vergleich der mit Levantina verwandten großen Heliciden, sowie Revision der Gattung Isaurica (Kobelt) (Gastropoda: Helicidae). Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 123 (1/6): 49-87. Frankfurt am Main [6 May].
page(s): 59 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Korábek, O., Glaubrecht, M., Hausdorf, B. & Neiber, M. T. (2022). Phylogeny of the land snail Levantina reveals long-distance dispersal in the Middle East. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12526., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/zsc.12526 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 430 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Levantina (Assyriella) P. Hesse, 1909) Hesse, P. (1909). Die systematische Stellung von Helix leachii Fér. und gyrostoma Fér. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abtheilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere.</em> 27 (3): 313-320. Jena [25 February]. [see also the “Berichtigung“ in Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 1912, 44 (3): 144]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10227101
page(s): 319 [details]
original description (of Pentataenia (Levantina) Kobelt, 1871) Kobelt, W. (1871). Catalog der im europäischen Faunengebiet lebenden Binnenconchylien. Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der in Rossmässler's Sammlung enthaltenen Arten, I-XVI [= 1–16], 1–150. Cassel.
page(s): 40 [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 Subai, P. (1994). Vergleich der mit Levantina verwandten großen Heliciden, sowie Revision der Gattung Isaurica (Kobelt) (Gastropoda: Helicidae). Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 123 (1/6): 49-87. Frankfurt am Main [6 May].
page(s): 59 [details] Available for editors

additional source Korábek, O., Glaubrecht, M., Hausdorf, B. & Neiber, M. T. (2022). Phylogeny of the land snail Levantina reveals long-distance dispersal in the Middle East. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12526., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/zsc.12526 [details] Available for editors
