WoRMS taxon details
Helicinae Rafinesque, 1815
934235 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:934235)
accepted
Subfamily
- Tribe Allognathini Westerlund, 1903
- Genus Allognathus Pilsbry, 1888
- Genus Cepaea Held, 1838
- Genus Hemicycla Swainson, 1840
- Genus Iberellus P. Hesse, 1908
- Genus Iberus Montfort, 1810
- Genus Idiomela T. D. A. Cockerell, 1921
- Genus Lampadia Albers, 1854
- Genus Tramuntanicola Altaba, 2022
- Genus Balearica Kobelt, 1904 accepted as Iberellus P. Hesse, 1908
- Genus Euiberus Westerlund, 1889 accepted as Iberus Montfort, 1810
- Genus Hystrionica Scudder, 1882 accepted as Cepaea Held, 1838
- Genus Mitra Albers, 1850 accepted as Lampadia Albers, 1854 (invalid: junior homonym of Mitra Lamarck, 1798; Lampadia is a replacement name)
- Genus Mycena Albers, 1850 accepted as Hemicycla Swainson, 1840 (objective junior synonym)
- Genus Nesiberus F. Haas, 1934 accepted as Allognathus (Iberellus) P. Hesse, 1908 accepted as Iberellus P. Hesse, 1908 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Pseudotachea C. R. Boettger, 1909 accepted as Iberus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Tachea W. Turton, 1831 accepted as Cepaea Held, 1838 (unaccepted > junior homonym, Invalid: junior homonym of Tachea Fleming, 1822 [Aves].)
- Genus Tartessiberus Altaba & Ríos Jiménez, 2021 accepted as Iberus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Transiberus Monterosato, 1894 accepted as Marmorana W. Hartmann, 1844
- Tribe Helicini Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus Amanica H. Nordsieck, 2017
- Genus Aristena Psonis, Vardinoyannis & Poulakakis, 2022
- Genus Caucasotachea C. R. Boettger, 1909
- Genus Codringtonia Kobelt, 1898
- Genus Helix Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Isaurica Kobelt, 1901
- Genus Levantina Kobelt, 1871
- Genus Lindholmia P. Hesse, 1918
- Genus Maltzanella P. Hesse, 1917
- Genus Neocrassa Subai, 2005
- Genus Aristina Psonis, Vardinoyannis & Poulakakis, 2022 accepted as Aristena Psonis, Vardinoyannis & Poulakakis, 2022 (unaccepted > junior homonym, non Aristina Ozerov, 2012 [Diptera])
- Genus Assyriella P. Hesse, 1909 accepted as Levantina Kobelt, 1871 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Austrotachea Pfeffer, 1930 accepted as Caucasotachea C. R. Boettger, 1909
- Genus Callunea Scudder, 1882 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Cochlea Da Costa, 1778 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Coenatoria Held, 1838 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Glischrus S. Studer, 1820 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Helicogena A. Férussac, 1821 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Maltzania P. Hesse, 1908 accepted as Maltzanella P. Hesse, 1917 (preoccupied)
- Genus Megastoma Scudder, 1882 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Naegelea P. Hesse, 1918 accepted as Helix (Pelasga) P. Hesse, 1908 represented as Helix Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Pachyphallus P. Hesse, 1918 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Pentataenia A. Schmidt, 1855 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758 (junior objective synonym)
- Genus Physospira C. R. Boettger, 1914 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758 (junior synonym)
- Genus Pomatia H. Beck, 1837 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Pomatiella Pallary, 1909 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Pseudofigulina P. Hesse, 1917 accepted as Helix (Pelasga) P. Hesse, 1908 represented as Helix Linnaeus, 1758 (invalid; unnecessary substitute name)
- Genus Rhododerma P. Hesse, 1918 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Steklovia Schileyko, 1978 accepted as Caucasotachea C. R. Boettger, 1909 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Stekloviella Schileyko, 1979 accepted as Caucasotachea C. R. Boettger, 1909 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Tacheopsis C. R. Boettger, 1909 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758 (junior synonym)
- Genus Tyrrhenaria P. Hesse, 1918 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758 (junior synonym)
- Genus Pomatia Röding, 1798 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Tribe Maculariini Neiber, Korábek, Glaubrecht & Hausdorf, 2021
- Genus Macularia Albers, 1850
- Tribe Thebini Wenz, 1923
- Genus Cantareus Risso, 1826
- Genus Cornu Born, 1778
- Genus Eobania P. Hesse, 1913
- Genus Eremina L. Pfeiffer, 1855
- Genus Gyrostomella P. Hesse, 1911
- Genus Loxana Pallary, 1899
- Genus Massylaea Möllendorff, 1898
- Genus Otala Schumacher, 1817
- Genus Rossmaessleria P. Hesse, 1907
- Genus Theba Risso, 1826
- Genus Alabastrina Kobelt, 1904 accepted as Loxana Pallary, 1899 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Archelix Albers, 1850 accepted as Otala Schumacher, 1817 (objective junior synonym)
- Genus Atlasica Pallary, 1917 accepted as Loxana Pallary, 1899
- Genus Beaumieriana Pallary, 1926 accepted as Loxana Pallary, 1899
- Genus Cantarelus Pallary, 1929 accepted as Cantareus Risso, 1826 (unjustified emendation of Cantareus)
- Genus Cryptomphalus Charpentier, 1837 accepted as Cornu Born, 1778 (junior synonym)
- Genus Erctella Monterosato, 1894 accepted as Cornu (Erctella) Monterosato, 1894 represented as Cornu Born, 1778
- Genus Eremia [sic] accepted as Eremina L. Pfeiffer, 1855 (misspelling of original genus name, Eremina L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
- Genus Eremiopsis C. R. Boettger, 1909 accepted as Eremina L. Pfeiffer, 1855
- Genus Eremophila Kobelt, 1871 accepted as Eremina L. Pfeiffer, 1855 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Euparypha W. Hartmann, 1843 accepted as Theba Risso, 1826
- Genus Exiliberus Iredale, 1942 accepted as Eremina L. Pfeiffer, 1855 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Gaetulia Kobelt, 1898 accepted as Maurohelix P. Hesse, 1917 accepted as Gyrostomella (Maurohelix) P. Hesse, 1917 represented as Gyrostomella P. Hesse, 1911 (preoccupied name)
- Genus Gyrostoma P. Hesse, 1909 accepted as Gyrostomella P. Hesse, 1911 (homonym, non Kirby & Spence, 1828)
- Genus Hessea C. R. Boettger, 1911 accepted as Eremina L. Pfeiffer, 1855 (junior synonym)
- Genus Lechatelieria Pallary, 1926 accepted as Loxana Pallary, 1899
- Genus Leucochroa Beck, 1837 accepted as Theba Risso, 1826 (junior synonym)
- Genus Maurohelix P. Hesse, 1917 accepted as Gyrostomella (Maurohelix) P. Hesse, 1917 represented as Gyrostomella P. Hesse, 1911
- Genus Tapada J. E. Gray, 1840 accepted as Cantareus Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior homonym, non Glischrus (Tapada) S. Studer, 1820)
- Genus Tingitana Pallary, 1919 accepted as Otala Schumacher, 1817 (junior synonym)
- Genus Wiegmannia P. Hesse, 1916 accepted as Maurohelix P. Hesse, 1917 accepted as Gyrostomella (Maurohelix) P. Hesse, 1917 represented as Gyrostomella P. Hesse, 1911 (unaccepted > junior homonym, Nom. nov. pro Gaetulia Kobelt, 1898, non Stal, 1864, nec Simon, 1879. Invalid: junior homonym of Wiegmannia Collinge, 1901)
- Genus Xerophila Held, 1838 accepted as Theba Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Tribe Ereminini D. T. Holyoak, G. A. Holyoak, Gómez-Moliner & Chueca, 2020 accepted as Thebini Wenz, 1923 (junior synonym)
- Tribe Otalini G. Pfeffer, 1930 accepted as Thebini Wenz, 1923 (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Helicidae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 143 [details]
page(s): 143 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helicinae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934235 on 2025-02-17
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original description
(of Helicidae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 143 [details]
taxonomy source Neiber, M. T.; Korábek, O.; Glaubrecht, M.; Hausdorf, B. (2022 [nomenclatural availability: 2021]). A misinterpreted disjunction: the phylogenetic relationships of the North African land snail <i>Gyrostomella</i> (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Helicidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 194(4): 1236-1251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab059 [details]
page(s): 143 [details]
taxonomy source Neiber, M. T.; Korábek, O.; Glaubrecht, M.; Hausdorf, B. (2022 [nomenclatural availability: 2021]). A misinterpreted disjunction: the phylogenetic relationships of the North African land snail <i>Gyrostomella</i> (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Helicidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 194(4): 1236-1251., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab059 [details]