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Helix Linnaeus, 1758

Helix pomatia
Helix pomatia

153970  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153970)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Helicina (Suborder)
  11. Helicoidei (Infraorder)
  12. Helicoidea (Superfamily)
  13. Helicidae (Family)
  14. Helicinae (Subfamily)
  15. Helicini (Tribe)
  16. Helix (Genus)
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Genus
Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Callunea Scudder, 1882 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Coenatoria Held, 1838 · unaccepted
Helicigona (Helix) Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Helicites W. Martin, 1809 † · unaccepted (Established for fossils of Helix...)  
Established for fossils of Helix to distinguish them from extant members of that taxon. Invalid: available only for the purposes of the Principle of Homonymy (Art. 20)
Helix (Aegaeohelix) Korábek & Hausdorf, 2023 · alternative representation
Helix (Helicogena) A. Férussac, 1821 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helix (Helix) Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
Helix (Helocogena) [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Helix (Naegelea) P. Hesse, 1918 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helix (Pelasga) P. Hesse, 1908 · alternative representation
Helix (Physospira) C. R. Boettger, 1914 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helix (Pomatia) H. Beck, 1837 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of...)  
Invalid: junior homonym of Pomatia Röding, 1798; and junior objective synonym of Helix
Helix (Rhododerma) P. Hesse, 1918 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Helix (Tyrrhenaria) P. Hesse, 1918 · unaccepted (original rank)
Naegelea P. Hesse, 1918 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pentataenia A. Schmidt, 1855 · unaccepted (junior objective synonym)
Physospira C. R. Boettger, 1914 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pomatia H. Beck, 1837 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pomatia (Naegelea) P. Hesse, 1918 · alternative representation
Pseudofigulina P. Hesse, 1917 · unaccepted (invalid; unnecessary substitute name)
Rhysota (Helix) Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Tacheopsis C. R. Boettger, 1909 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Tyrrhenaria P. Hesse, 1918 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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  1. Subgenus Helix (Heliomane) Moquin-Tandon, 1855
  2. Species Helix albescens Rossmässler, 1839
  3. Species Helix anctostoma E. von Martens, 1874
  4. Species Helix ankae Korabek & Hausdorf, 2023
  5. Species Helix asemnis Bourguignat, 1860
  6. Species Helix barbeyana De Stefani, 1891 †
  7. Species Helix borealis Mousson, 1859
  8. Species Helix brotii Bonnet, 1864
  9. Species Helix buchii Dubois de Montpéreux, 1840
  10. Species Helix calabrica Westerlund, 1876
  11. Species Helix ceratina Shuttleworth, 1843
  12. Species Helix cincta O. F. Müller, 1774
  13. Species Helix concinna G. B. Sowerby I, 1841 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, invalid: non Helix concinna Jeffreys, 1830)
  14. Species Helix concinna R. T. Lowe, 1861 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, invalid: non Helix concinna Jeffreys, 1830)
  15. Species Helix delacouri Mabille, 1880
  16. Species Helix dormitoris (Kobelt, 1898)
  17. Species Helix engaddensis Bourguignat, 1852
  18. Species Helix fathallae Nägele, 1901
  19. Species Helix figulina Rossmässler, 1839
  20. Species Helix godetiana Kobelt, 1878
  21. Species Helix gracilis Poey, 1865 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, of R. T. Lowe, 1831)
  22. Species Helix gruveli Germain, 1910 †
  23. Species Helix gussoneana L. Pfeiffer, 1848
  24. Species Helix kadolskyi Neubauer & Harzhauser, 2023 †
  25. Species Helix kazouiniana (Pallary, 1939)
  26. Species Helix krejcii Wenz, 1926 †
  27. Species Helix ligata O. F. Müller, 1774
  28. Species Helix lucorum Linnaeus, 1758
  29. Species Helix lutescens Rossmässler, 1837
  30. Species Helix maeotica Steklov, 1966 †
  31. Species Helix melanostoma Draparnaud, 1801
  32. Species Helix mileti Kobelt, 1906
  33. Species Helix mrazeci Sevastos, 1922 †
  34. Species Helix nicaeensis A. Férussac, 1821
  35. Species Helix nucula Mousson, 1854
  36. Species Helix pathetica Mousson, 1854
  37. Species Helix pelagonesica (H. Rolle, 1898)
  38. Species Helix persimilis Shuttleworth, 1852 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, original combination)
  39. Species Helix philibinensis Rossmässler, 1839
  40. Species Helix pomacella Mousson, 1854
  41. Species Helix pomatella Kobelt, 1876
  42. Species Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758
  43. Species Helix pronuba Westerlund, 1879
  44. Species Helix rufescens Grateloup, 1840 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, invalid: non Helix rufescens Pennant, 1777)
  45. Species Helix salomonica Nägele, 1899
  46. Species Helix schlaeflii Mousson, 1859
  47. Species Helix secernenda Rossmässler, 1847
  48. Species Helix straminea Briganti, 1825
  49. Species Helix sublutescens Wenz, 1926 †
  50. Species Helix thessalica O. Boettger, 1886
  51. Species Helix valentini Kobelt, 1891
  52. Species Helix vladika (Kobelt, 1898)
  53. Subgenus Helix (Cochlichondra) Jan, 1830 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  54. Subgenus Helix (Cochlogibba) Jan, 1830 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  55. Subgenus Helix (Zeolia) De Gregorio, 1880 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    1. Species Helix (Zeolia) turbicina De Gregorio, 1880 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  56. Species Helix abebaia Mabille, 1880 (uncertain > unassessed)
  57. Species Helix abraea Mabille, 1867 (uncertain > unassessed)
  58. Species Helix abromia Mabille, 1867 (uncertain > unassessed)
  59. Species Helix abscondita R. A. Philippi, 1855 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  60. Species Helix acmella Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, non Helix acmella L. Pfeiffer, 1860)
  61. Species Helix acompsia Bourguignat, 1863 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  62. Species Helix acomptiella Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  63. Species Helix actia Locard, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  64. Species Helix actiella Locard, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  65. Species Helix acuaria Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  66. Species Helix acuminata L. Pfeiffer, 1851 (uncertain > unassessed, invalid; not Sowerby I, 1841)
  67. Species Helix adelaidae L. Pfeiffer, 1857 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  68. Species Helix ademata Locard, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  69. Species Helix adipis C. A. White, 1886 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  70. Species Helix adusta Hinds, 1845 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  71. Species Helix aegila Locard, 1887 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  72. Species Helix agaroi Locard, 1899 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  73. Species Helix agna Locard, 1882 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  74. Species Helix agreabilis Kobelt, 1878 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  75. Species Helix ahmedi Pallary, 1899 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  76. Species Helix aidae Pallary, 1899 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  77. Species Helix aimophila Bourguignat, 1859 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  78. Species Helix alaricana Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  79. Species Helix alba Bouillet, 1835 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  80. Species Helix albata Fagot, 1879 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  81. Species Helix alberti Kobelt, 1883 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  82. Species Helix albula Studer, 1820 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  83. Species Helix albulana Servain, 1889 (uncertain > unassessed)
  84. Species Helix alexandrina Ehrenberg, 1831 (uncertain > unassessed)
  85. Species Helix aliena L. Pfeiffer, 1841 (uncertain > unassessed)
  86. Species Helix alinae Pallary, 1899 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  87. Species Helix alixae Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  88. Species Helix alleryana Crosse, 1869 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  89. Species Helix alpillensis Roman, 1924 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  90. Species Helix alsiella Pallary, 1899 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  91. Species Helix altenana Locard, 1882 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  92. Species Helix altispira "Meek" † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  93. Species Helix alveolus Heude, 1890 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  94. Species Helix amaliae Kobelt, 1876 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  95. Species Helix ambielina Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  96. Species Helix amblasmodon Mabille, 1883 (uncertain > unassessed)
  97. Species Helix ambusta Ancey, 1884 (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
  98. Species Helix ancylochila Crosse, 1868 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  99. Species Helix andicola R. A. Philippi, 1866 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  100. Species Helix annamitica Crosse & P. Fischer, 1863 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  101. Species Helix anomia Heude, 1890 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  102. Species Helix anozona E. von Martens, 1864 (uncertain > unassessed)
  103. Species Helix ansorinus Theobald, 1866 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  104. Species Helix antiqua Tausch, 1886 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  105. Species Helix antoni Rosen, 1914 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  106. Species Helix antonii L. Pfeiffer, 1842 (uncertain > unassessed)
  107. Species Helix aphaea A. Letourneux, 1870 (uncertain > unassessed)
  108. Species Helix apista Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  109. Species Helix aprutiana Fagot, 1884 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  110. Species Helix aquensis de Serres, 1829 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  111. Species Helix arabica Terver, 1839 (uncertain > unassessed, invalid; not Forsskål, 1775)
  112. Species Helix arabophila Pallary, 1898 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  113. Species Helix araneaetela Heude, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  114. Species Helix ararica Locard, 1882 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  115. Species Helix archimedea Benoit, 1859 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  116. Species Helix arctispira L. Pfeiffer, 1846 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  117. Species Helix ardens Ancey, 1884 (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
  118. Species Helix arelatensis Locard, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  119. Species Helix arenarum Bourguignat, 1863 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  120. Species Helix arenivaga Mabille, 1867 (uncertain > unassessed)
  121. Species Helix arga Locard, 1882 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  122. Species Helix argonautula P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot, 1833 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  123. Species Helix arundinetorum Heude, 1882 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  124. Species Helix arvernorum Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  125. Species Helix arvicola Mabille, 1881 (uncertain > unassessed)
  126. Species Helix asteia Bourguignat, 1863 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  127. Species Helix astenia Mabille, 1880 (uncertain > unassessed)
  128. Species Helix astierii A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  129. Species Helix atachypora Locard, 1899 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  130. Species Helix atacta L. Pfeiffer, 1862 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  131. Species Helix atrorubra R. P. Lesson, 1831 (uncertain > unassessed)
  132. Species Helix aucapitainiana Bourguignat, 1863 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  133. Species Helix auris Reeve, 1854 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  134. Species Helix aurita E. von Martens, 1864 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  135. Species Helix autumnalis Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  136. Species Helix avarica Locard, 1893 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  137. Species Helix avenionensis Locard, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  138. Species Helix aveyronensis Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  139. Species Helix avidorum J. C. Cox, 1868 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  140. Species Helix axonana Mabille, 1877 (uncertain > unassessed)
  141. Species Helix azami Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  142. Species Helix babondubii L. Pfeiffer, 1842 (uncertain > unassessed)
  143. Species Helix badia Gmelin, 1791 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  144. Species Helix badiella Locard, 1881 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  145. Species Helix bahamensis L. Pfeiffer, 1845 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  146. Species Helix bakonyca Servain, 1882 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  147. Species Helix balatonica Servain, 1882 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  148. Species Helix barbozana Locard, 1899 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  149. Species Helix barcelonnettensis Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  150. Species Helix barclayana L. Pfeiffer, 1847 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  151. Species Helix baria Ancey, 1884 (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
  152. Species Helix barneyana Westerlund, 1888 (uncertain > unassessed)
  153. Species Helix bartayresii Noulet, 1854 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  154. Species Helix batchianensis L. Pfeiffer, 1861 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  155. Species Helix batesii L. Pfeiffer, 1860 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  156. Species Helix beaudouini Locard, 1887 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  157. Species Helix belcheri L. Pfeiffer, 1846 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  158. Species Helix bella Reeve, 1854 (uncertain > unassessed)
  159. Species Helix belloquadrica Mabille, 1881 (uncertain > unassessed)
  160. Species Helix bellovacina Mabille, 1877 (uncertain > unassessed)
  161. Species Helix berbruggeriana A. Letourneux, 1870 (uncertain > unassessed)
  162. Species Helix bicallosula Heude, 1886 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  163. Species Helix bicincta Benoit, 1843 (uncertain > unassessed)
  164. Species Helix biconvexa E. von Martens, 1864 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  165. Species Helix bilabiata Olivi, 1792 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  166. Species Helix binisalemi L. M. Vidal, 1917 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  167. Species Helix bisulcata L. Pfeiffer, 1853 (uncertain > unassessed)
  168. Species Helix bocagei Locard, 1899 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  169. Species Helix boissyi Terver, 1839 (uncertain > unassessed)
  170. Species Helix borellii Paravicini, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  171. Species Helix boskovichi Dainelli, 1901 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  172. Species Helix boucheporni Noulet, 1868 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  173. Species Helix boucheriana Mortillet, 1863 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  174. Species Helix bourguignati L. Pfeiffer, 1857 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  175. Species Helix boxalli G. B. Sowerby III, 1888 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
  176. Species Helix bradypora Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  177. Species Helix briandi Servain, 1882 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  178. Species Helix briatextensis Noulet, 1868 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  179. Species Helix brocchi Calcara, 1845 (uncertain > unassessed)
  180. Species Helix brocchii Jickeli, 1874 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, invalid; not F. Sandberger, 1872)
  181. Species Helix brugnoniana Benoit, 1857 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  182. Species Helix bruniana Gassies, 1872 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  183. Species Helix brusinae Dainelli, 1901 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status uncertain; also, junior homonym of Helix brusinae Stossich, 1876)
  184. Species Helix bryani L. Pfeiffer, 1862 (uncertain > unassessed)
  185. Species Helix bulbus L. Pfeiffer, 1849 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  186. Species Helix bullina Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  187. Species Helix buxina Heude, 1886 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  188. Species Helix cacopera Mabille, 1883 (uncertain > unassessed)
  189. Species Helix caduca L. Pfeiffer, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  190. Species Helix caecilia L. Pfeiffer, 1855 (uncertain > unassessed)
  191. Species Helix caelatina Locard, 1888 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  192. Species Helix caelatura A. Férussac, 1821 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  193. Species Helix calcarina Ancey, 1884 (uncertain > unassessed)
  194. Species Helix calculina Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  195. Species Helix calculus L. Pfeiffer, 1854 (uncertain > unassessed)
  196. Species Helix callosa Anton, 1838 (uncertain, status in recent literature not researched by editor)
  197. Species Helix calomorpha Jonas, 1839 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  198. Species Helix calymma Schmacker & O. Boettger, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  199. Species Helix camerunensis d'Ailly, 1896 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  200. Species Helix campelica Mabille, 1886 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, no documented use in recent literature)
  201. Species Helix candidum S. Moricand, 1841 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, invalid; not Spix, 1827)
  202. Species Helix canina Ancey, 1888 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, usage in modern literature not documented)
  203. Species Helix carinata Link, 1807 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  204. Species Helix carmeliensis L. Pfeiffer, 1861 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  205. Species Helix carneola Reeve, 1854 (uncertain > unassessed)
  206. Species Helix carpalima Mabille, 1889 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  207. Species Helix catarella Mabille, 1884 (uncertain > unassessed)
  208. Species Helix catinus L. Pfeiffer, 1857 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent literature currently undocumented)
  209. Species Helix caucasica L. Pfeiffer, 1846 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  210. Species Helix cazioti Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  211. Species Helix cedretorum Gassies, 1858 (uncertain, status in recent literature not researched by editor)
  212. Species Helix celtica Bourguignat, 1869 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  213. Species Helix cenomanensis Repelin, 1902 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  214. Species Helix ceroides L. Pfeiffer, 1853 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  215. Species Helix chadiana Pallary, 1899 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  216. Species Helix chalcidica E. von Martens, 1876 (uncertain > unassessed)
  217. Species Helix chardoni Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  218. Species Helix cheiri R. P. Lesson, 1831 (uncertain > unassessed)
  219. Species Helix cherifiana Pallary, 1899 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  220. Species Helix chionodiscus L. Pfeiffer, 1857 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  221. Species Helix chonomphalina Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  222. Species Helix chottica Ancey, 1882 (uncertain > unassessed)
  223. Species Helix chriacorum T. D. A. Cockerell, 1914 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  224. Species Helix cicatrica Anton, 1838 (uncertain, invalid; not Beck, 1837)
  225. Species Helix ciliosa L. Pfeiffer, 1859 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  226. Species Helix cimex Reeve, 1854 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  227. Species Helix cinctites de Serres, 1844 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  228. Species Helix circinnata S. Studer, 1820 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  229. Species Helix cirsiiphila Mabille, 1883 (uncertain > unassessed)
  230. Species Helix cochlea T. Brown, 1818 (uncertain > unassessed)
  231. Species Helix codopsis Locard, 1899 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  232. Species Helix coiguecana R. A. Philippi, 1855 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  233. Species Helix coimbricensis Castro, 1887 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  234. Species Helix columnae Kobelt, 1889 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  235. Species Helix combusta Ancey, 1884 (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
  236. Species Helix communis Benoit, 1857 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  237. Species Helix condatina Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  238. Species Helix congentilis Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  239. Species Helix congrua L. Pfeiffer, 1858 (uncertain > unassessed)
  240. Species Helix conoidalis A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  241. Species Helix conomphala L. Pfeiffer, 1853 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  242. Species Helix conrauxiana Heude, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  243. Species Helix conspersa Locard, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  244. Species Helix consul Reeve, 1854 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  245. Species Helix contortaplicata Gmelin, 1791 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  246. Species Helix conulus E. von Martens, 1864 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  247. Species Helix coracis Kobelt, 1893 (uncertain > unassessed)
  248. Species Helix coreanica A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  249. Species Helix cornea Draparnaud, 1801 (uncertain > nomen dubium, invalid; not Linnaeus, 1758 )
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Type locality contained in Italy  
type locality contained in Italy [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helix Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153970 on 2026-03-08
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 768 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Glischrus S. Studer, 1820) Studer, S. (1820). Kurzes Verzeichnis der bis jetzt in unserm Vaterlande entdeckten Conchylien. Naturwissenschaftlicher Anzeiger der Allgemeinen Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften, 3 (11): 83-90; (12): 91-94. Bern [1 May; 1 June]. [reprinted as a separate work under the title: Systematisches Verzeichniss der bis jetzt bekannt gewordenen Schweizer-Conchylien. Bern (Stämpfli: 32 pp. > 5 April)], available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13319
page(s): 11 (reprint) [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Helix (Pelasga) P. Hesse, 1908) Hesse, P. (1908). Kritische Fragmente. IV. Berichtigung einiger Namen. V. <i>Helix berytensis</i> Fér. und <i>fourousi</i> Bgt. VI. Bemerkungen über das Genus <i>Theba</i> Risso (<i>Carthusiana</i> Kob.). VI. Das Genus <i>Helix</i> Lam., s. str. (<i>Helicogena</i> Fér.). <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 40(3): 131-141. Frankfurt am Main [18 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15107358
page(s): 39 [details] 

original description (of Coenatoria 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): 910 [details] 

original description (of Helix (Cunula) Pallary, 1936) Pallary, P. (1936). Deuxième complément à la faune malacologique de la Berbérie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 80(1): 5-65, pl. 1-4. Paris. [15 March]., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5568411h/f12.item
page(s): 47 [details] 

original description (of Helicogena A. Férussac, 1821) Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de. (1821-1822). Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un Prodrome général pour tous les mollusques ou fluviatiles, vivantes ou fossiles. <em>Paris, 1821 et 1822.</em> Livraison 9: 1-24 (Quarto edition) [Folio edition: 1-32] (6-IV-1821); livr. 10: 25-48 (Quarto) [Folio: 33-56] (26-V-1821); livr. 11: 49-72 (Quarto) [Folio: 57-76] (13-VII-1821); livr. 12: 73-88 (Quarto) [Folio: 77-92] (21-IX-1821); livr. 13: 89-110 (Quarto) [Folio: 93-114] (10-XI-1821); livr. 14: i-xxiv (Quarto) (16-II-1822); livr. 15: xxv-xlvii[i] (Quarto) (13-IV-1822); livr. 16: 1-27 (Quarto) (16-VII-1822). – Paris / London (Arthus Bertrand / G.B. Sowerby). Note: the “Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques” is published in livraisons 14-15, the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Limaçons” is published in livrs. 10-13, the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Auricules” is published in livr. 13, and the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Limaces” is published in livr. 16., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11057234
page(s): Tableau de la famille des limaçons: 23 [27], 27 [31] [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pomatia 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): 43 [details] 

original description (of Helix (Pomatiana) Fagot, 1903) Caziot, E. (1903). Etude sur la faune des Mollusques vivants terrestres et fluviatiles de l'ile de Corse. <em>Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Historiques et Naturelles de la Corse.</em> 23: 1-354., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5725738n/f5.item
page(s): 241 [details] 

original description (of Callunea Scudder, 1882) Scudder, S. H. (1882). Nomenclator Zoologicus. An alphabetical list of all generic names that have been employed by naturalists for recent and fossil animals from the earliest times to the close of the year 1879. In 2 parts: 1. Supplemental list. II. Universal index. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 19: i-xix, 1-340., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54002953
page(s): 56; note: Listed as Callunea Mergerle. Cat. MSS. (=Helicogena Risso). No description or type species. [details] 

original description (of Cochlea da Costa, 1778) Da Costa, E. M. (1778). <i>Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology</i>; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783
page(s): 67 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pseudofigulina P. Hesse, 1917) Hesse P. (1917). Kritische Fragmente. XVIII. Nochmals Nomenklaturfragen. XVIII. Ein neues Subgenus von Acme. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 49 (3): 122-124. Frankfurt am Main [2 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35619258
page(s): 123; note: unnecessary replacement name for Pelasga P. Hesse, 1908, not a junior homonym of Pelasgis Ragonot, 1890 [details] 

original description (of Pomatia (Tammouzia) Pallary, 1939) Pallary, P. (1939). Deuxième addition à la faune malacologique de la Syrie. Mémoires présentés a l'Institut d'Égypte, 39: 1-141, pl. 1-7. Le Caire.
page(s): 22 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Helix (Physospira) C. R. Boettger, 1914) Boettger, C. R. (1914). Zur Kenntnis der Landschneckengattung <i>Cepaea</i> Held. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 46 (3): 97-127, pl. 3. Frankfurt am Main [10 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15105226
page(s): 103 [details] 

original description (of Helix (Pomatia) 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): 43 [details] 

original description (of Helix (Tyrrhenaria) P. Hesse, 1918) Hesse, P. (1918). Kritische Fragmente. XIX. <i>Helix jasonis</i> Dubois. XX. <i>Helix genezarethana</i> Mss. XXI. Die Subfamilien Murellinae und Helicinae (<i>Pentataenia</i> Ad. Schmidt). <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 50(1): 34-40. Frankfurt am Main [19 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35618480
page(s): 38 [details] 

original description (of Helix (Naegelea) P. Hesse, 1918) Hesse, P. (1918). Kritische Fragmente. XIX. <i>Helix jasonis</i> Dubois. XX. <i>Helix genezarethana</i> Mss. XXI. Die Subfamilien Murellinae und Helicinae (<i>Pentataenia</i> Ad. Schmidt). <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 50(1): 34-40. Frankfurt am Main [19 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35618480
page(s): 38 [details] 

original description (of Helix (Aegaeohelix) Korábek & Hausdorf, 2023) Korábek, O.; Hausdorf, B. (2023). Unravelling the double <em><em>Helix </em>escherichi</em>, with description of <em><em>Helix </em>ankae</em> sp. nov. and a discussion of <em>Maltzanella </em>and the subgenera of <em>Helix </em>(Gastropoda: Helicidae). <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 152(2): 239-256., available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/arch.moll/152/239-256
page(s): 248 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Helix (Rhododerma) P. Hesse, 1918) Hesse, P. (1918). Kritische Fragmente. XIX. <i>Helix jasonis</i> Dubois. XX. <i>Helix genezarethana</i> Mss. XXI. Die Subfamilien Murellinae und Helicinae (<i>Pentataenia</i> Ad. Schmidt). <em>Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 50(1): 34-40. Frankfurt am Main [19 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35618480
page(s): 38 [details] 

additional source Korábek O., Petrusek A., Neubert E. & Juřičková L. (2015). Molecular phylogeny of the genus <i>Helix</i> (Pulmonata: Helicidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 44(3): 263-280., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12101 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Neubert, E. (2014). Revision of Helix Linnaeus, 1758 in its eastern Mediterranean distribution area, and reassignment of Helix godetiana Kobelt, 1878 to Maltzanella Hesse, 1917 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Helicidae). Contributions to Natural History, 26: 1-200. Bern [5 December]. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

subsequent type designation Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 231 [details] 
 
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