Marine Species Traits - Helicidae Rafinesque, 1815

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Helicidae Rafinesque, 1815

AphiaID

153968 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153968)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Helicoidea Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Helicidae Rafinesque, 1815

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Subfamily Ariantinae Mörch, 1864
1. Genus Agalactochilus Kadolsky, H. Binder & Neubauer, 2016 †
2. Genus Arianta W. Turton, 1831
3. Genus Campylaea H. Beck, 1837
4. Genus Campylaeopsis A. J. Wagner, 1914
5. Genus Cattania Brusina, 1904
6. Genus Causa Schileyko, 1971
7. Genus Chilostoma Fitzinger, 1833
8. Genus Corneola Held, 1838
9. Genus Cylindrus Fitzinger, 1833
10. Genus Delphinatia P. Hesse, 1931
11. Genus Dinarica Kobelt, 1902
12. Genus Drobacia Brusina, 1904
13. Genus Faustina Kobelt, 1904
14. Genus Helicigona A. Férussac, 1821
15. Genus Isognomostoma Fitzinger, 1833
16. Genus Josephinella F. Haas, 1936
17. Genus Kollarix Groenenberg, Subai & E. Gittenberger, 2016
18. Genus Kosicia Brusina, 1904
19. Genus Liburnica Kobelt, 1904
20. Genus Mesodontopsis Pilsbry, 1895 †
21. Genus Metacampylaea Pilsbry, 1895 †
22. Genus Paradrobacia H. Nordsieck, 2014 †
23. Genus Pseudoklikia H. Nordsieck, 2018 †
24. Genus Pseudotrizona Groenenberg, Subai & E. Gittenberger, 2016
25. Genus Thiessea Kobelt, 1904
26. Genus Vidovicia Brusina, 1904
Subfamily Helicinae Rafinesque, 1815
1. Tribe Allognathini Westerlund, 1903
  1. Genus Allognathus Pilsbry, 1888
  2. Genus Cepaea Held, 1838
  3. Genus Hemicycla Swainson, 1840
  4. Genus Iberellus P. Hesse, 1908
  5. Genus Iberus Montfort, 1810
  6. Genus Idiomela T. D. A. Cockerell, 1921
  7. Genus Lampadia Albers, 1854
  8. Genus Tramuntanicola Altaba, 2022
  9. Genus Pseudotachea C. R. Boettger, 1909 accepted as Iberus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  10. Genus Tartessiberus Altaba & Ríos Jiménez, 2021 accepted as Iberus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
2. Genus Creneatachea Zilch, 1960 †
3. Genus Frechenia Schlickum & Strauch, 1971 †
4. Tribe Helicini Rafinesque, 1815
  1. Genus Amanica H. Nordsieck, 2017
  2. Genus Aristena Psonis, Vardinoyannis & Poulakakis, 2022
  3. Genus Caucasotachea C. R. Boettger, 1909
  4. Genus Codringtonia Kobelt, 1898
  5. Genus Helix Linnaeus, 1758
  6. Genus Isaurica Kobelt, 1901
  7. Genus Levantina Kobelt, 1871
  8. Genus Lindholmia P. Hesse, 1918
  9. Genus Maltzanella P. Hesse, 1917
  10. Genus Neocrassa Subai, 2005
  11. Genus Aristina Psonis, Vardinoyannis & Poulakakis, 2022 accepted as Aristena Psonis, Vardinoyannis & Poulakakis, 2022 (unaccepted > junior homonym, non Aristina Ozerov, 2012 [Diptera])
  12. Genus Assyriella P. Hesse, 1909 accepted as Levantina Kobelt, 1871 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  13. Genus Glischrus S. Studer, 1820 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758
  14. Genus Helicites W. Martin, 1809 † accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758 (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))
  15. Genus Tyrrhenaria P. Hesse, 1918 accepted as Helix Linnaeus, 1758 (junior synonym)
5. Tribe Maculariini Neiber, Korábek, Glaubrecht & Hausdorf, 2021
  1. Genus Macularia Albers, 1850
6. Genus Megalotachea Pfeffer, 1930 †
7. Genus Palaeotachea Jooss, 1912 †
8. Genus Parachloraea F. Sandberger, 1873 †
9. Genus Schlickumia Truc, 1971 †
10. Tribe Thebini Wenz, 1923
  1. Genus Cantareus Risso, 1826
  2. Genus Cornu Born, 1778
  3. Genus Eobania P. Hesse, 1913
  4. Genus Eremina L. Pfeiffer, 1855
  5. Genus Gyrostomella P. Hesse, 1911
  6. Genus Loxana Pallary, 1899
  7. Genus Massylaea von Möllendorff, 1898
  8. Genus Otala Schumacher, 1817
  9. Genus Rossmaessleria P. Hesse, 1907
  10. Genus Theba Risso, 1826
  11. Genus Erctella Monterosato, 1894 accepted as Cornu (Erctella) Monterosato, 1894 represented as Cornu Born, 1778
  12. Genus Leucochroa H. Beck, 1837 accepted as Theba Risso, 1826 (Invalid: Suppressed and placed on the Official Index by Opinion 2135, 2006, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 63(1): 56-57)
  13. Genus Xerophila Held, 1838 accepted as Theba Risso, 1826 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
11. Genus Titthodomus Pfeffer, 1930 †
12. Tribe Otalini G. Pfeffer, 1930 accepted as Thebini Wenz, 1923 (junior synonym)
13. Genus Trachytachea Pfeffer, 1930 † accepted as Megalotachea Pfeffer, 1930 † (subjective synonym)
Subfamily Murellinae P. Hesse, 1918
1. Genus Marmorana W. Hartmann, 1844
2. Genus Praemurella Pfeffer, 1930 †
3. Genus Tacheocampylaea L. Pfeiffer, 1877
4. Genus Tyrrheniberus Kobelt, 1904
5. Genus Murella L. Pfeiffer, 1877 accepted as Marmorana (Murella) L. Pfeiffer, 1877 represented as Marmorana W. Hartmann, 1844 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Nanhaispira W. Yü & X.-Q. Zhang, 1982 †
Genus Praecampylaea Pfeffer, 1930 †
Genus Pachytachea Pfeffer, 1930 † accepted as Palaeotachea Jooss, 1912 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Procampylaea Gaál, 1910 † accepted as Pseudochloritis C. R. Boettger, 1909 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 143 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helicidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153968 on 2026-05-20

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Helicidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153968 on 2026-05-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-16 10:28:02Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2011-05-02 05:18:47Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

2013-08-25 14:19:53Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

2025-02-02 06:36:58Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. 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 Razkin, O., Gómez-Moliner, B. J., Prieto, C. E., Martínez-Ortí, A., Arrébola, J. R., Muñoz, B., Chueca, L. J. & Madeira, M. J. (2015). Molecular phylogeny of the western Palaearctic Helicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 83: 99-117., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2014.11.014 [details]

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors

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