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Otala Schumacher, 1817

818443  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:818443)

  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. Thebini (Tribe)
  16. Otala (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Alabastrina (Michaudia) Pallary, 1926 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)  
invalid: junior homonym of Michaudia Locard, 1883 [Valvatidae]
Archelix Albers, 1850 · unaccepted (objective junior synonym)
Archelix (Deserticola) P. Hesse, 1911 · unaccepted (original rank)
Helix (Archelix) Albers, 1850 · unaccepted (objective junior synonym)
Helix (Otala) Schumacher, 1817 · alternative representation
Otala (Deserticola) P. Hesse, 1911 · alternative representation
Otala (Dupotetia) Kobelt, 1904 · alternative representation
Otala (Otala) Schumacher, 1817 · alternative representation
Pachydupotetia Pfeffer, 1930 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tingitana Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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  1. Species Otala desoudiniana (Crosse, 1862) †
  2. Species Otala hieroglyphicula (Michaud, 1833)
  3. Species Otala jobaeana (Crosse, 1861) †
  4. Species Otala juilleti (Terver, 1839)
  5. Species Otala lactea (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  6. Species Otala occulta D. T. Holyoak, G. A. Holyoak, B. Gómez & Chueca, 2020
  7. Species Otala orientalis (Pallary, 1918)
  8. Species Otala pallaryi (Kobelt, 1909)
  9. Species Otala punctata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  10. Species Otala ramosi (Ahuir & Liñán, 2021)
  11. Species Otala rutllandi (J. Ahuir, 2017)
  12. Species Otala tigri (P. Fischer, 1857)
  13. Species Otala tingitana (Paladilhe, 1875)
  14. Species Otala tioukaensis (Jodot, 1953) †
  15. Species Otala xanthodon (Anton, 1838)
  16. Species Otala lucasii (Deshayes, 1850) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  17. Species Otala vermiculata (O. F. Müller, 1774) accepted as Eobania vermiculata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  18. Subgenus Otala (Deserticola) P. Hesse, 1911 represented as Otala Schumacher, 1817
  19. Subgenus Otala (Dupotetia) Kobelt, 1904 represented as Otala Schumacher, 1817
    1. Species Otala (Dupotetia) jobaiana [sic] † accepted as Otala jobaeana (Crosse, 1861) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    2. Species Otala (Dupotetia) desoudiniana (Crosse, 1862) † represented as Otala desoudiniana (Crosse, 1862) †
  20. Subgenus Otala (Otala) Schumacher, 1817 represented as Otala Schumacher, 1817
    1. Species Otala (Otala) alicantensis Truc, 1971 † accepted as Schlickumia alicantensis (Truc, 1971) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Otala (Otala) bottini (Sacco, 1884) † accepted as Schlickumia bottinii (Sacco, 1884) † (incorrect subsequent spelling; superseded combination)
    3. Species Otala (Otala) lactea (O. F. Müller, 1774) represented as Otala lactea (O. F. Müller, 1774)
    4. Species Otala (Otala) punctata (O. F. Müller, 1774) represented as Otala punctata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Otala Schumacher, 1817. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818443 on 2026-04-24
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2014-09-29 08:40:44Z
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2017-01-12 08:06:05Z
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Neubauer, Thomas A.
2017-06-15 07:03:19Z
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Bank, Ruud
2021-06-14 01:35:56Z
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Köhler, Frank
2021-12-08 08:09:04Z
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Neubert, Eike

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original description Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details] 

original description (of Archelix (Deserticola) P. Hesse, 1911) Hesse, P. (1907-1920). Subfamilia Helicinae. In: Iconographie der Land- & Süsswasser-Mollusken mit vorzüglicher Berücksichtigung der europäischen noch nicht abgebildeten Arten, (2) 14 (1/2): 1-64, pl. 361-370 (13 February 1907); (2) 14 (3/4): 65-128, pl. 371-380 (2 September 1907); (2) 14 (5/6): 129-172 + VII pp., pl. 381-390 (12 September 1908); (2) 16 (1/2): 1-42, pl. 421-430 (23 June 1909); (2) 16 (3/4): 43-66, pl. 431-440 (6 June 1910); (2) 16 (5/6): 67-119 + 5 pp., pl. 441-450 (3 August 1911); (2) 23 (1/2): 1-72, pl. 631-640 (October 1915); (2) 23 (3/4): 73-152, pl. 641-650 (11 November 1919); (2) 23 (5/6): 153-262 + 5 pp., pl. 651-660 (24 November 1920). Wiesbaden (C.W. Kreidel)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16302569
page(s): 16: 95, 102 [details] 

original description (of Iberus (Dupotetia) Kobelt, 1904) Kobelt, W. (1904). Iconographie der Land- & Süsswasser-Mollusken mit vorzüglicher Berücksichtigung der europäischen noch nicht abgebildeten Arten [von E. A. Rossmässler, forgesetzt von Dr. W. Kobelt], new ser. <em>Kreidel, Wiesbaden.</em> (2) 11: I–XII, 1–342, 6 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16294737
page(s): 132, 195 [details] 

original description (of Tingitana Pallary, 1919) Pallary, P. (1918). Diagnoses d'une cinquantaine de mollusques terrestres nouveaux du Nord de l'Afrique. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle d'Afrique du Nord, 9 (7): 137-152. Alger. [15 July] [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Tingitana Pallary, 1919) Pallary, P. (1919). Hélicidées nouvelles du Maroc. 2e Partie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 64 (2) [1918]: 51-69, pl. 2-3. Paris. [31 May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15920876
page(s): 51; note: introduced as section of Helix [details] 

original description (of Alabastrina (Michaudia) Pallary, 1926) Pallary, P. (1926). Compléments à la faune malacologique de la Berbérie. Journal de Conchyliologie, 70 (1): 1-50, pl. 1-8. Paris. [30 July]
page(s): 15 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Helix (Archelix) 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): 98 [details] 

original description (of Pachydupotetia Pfeffer, 1930 †) Pfeffer, G. (1930). Zur Kenntnis tertiärer Landschnecken. <em>Geologisch-Paläontologische Abhandlungen, neue Folge.</em> 17(3): 153-380, pl. 15-17.
page(s): 335-337 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database. , available online at http://clade.ansp.org/obis/ [details] 

additional source Holyoak, D.T. & Holyoak, G.A. (2017). A revision of the land-snail genera Otala and Eobania (Gastropoda, Helicidae) in Morocco and Algeria. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 40 (6): 419-490. London.
page(s): 423. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tingitana) (from synonym Tingitana Pallary, 1919)
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