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Labyrinthus

Labyrinthus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Labyrinthidae.

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Labyrinthus
Two shells of Labyrinthus plicatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Infraorder: Helicoidei
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Labyrinthidae
Genus: Labyrinthus
Beck, 18371
Synonyms23
  • Ambages Gude, 1912 (junior synonym)
  • Helix (Labyrinthus) Beck, 1837
  • Labyrinthus (Ambages) Gude, 1912 (junior synonym)
  • Labyrinthus (Labyrinthus) H. Beck, 1837· accepted, alternate representation
  • Lampadion Röding, 1798
  • Lyrostoma Swainson, 1840
  • Pleurodonte (Labyrinthus) H. Beck, 1837 (unaccepted rank)

Labyrinthus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Labyrinthidae.2

Distribution

This genus occurs in South America.

Species

Species within the genus Labyrinthus include:

  • Labyrinthus bifurcatus (Deshayes, 1838)4
  • Labyrinthus chiriquensis / Lampadion chiriquensis (Pilsbry, 1899)4
  • Labyrinthus cymatodes / Lampadion cymatodes (Pfeiffer, 1852)4
  • Labyrinthus furcillatus (Hupé, 1853)5
  • Labyrinthus labyrinthus “Chemnitz” Deshayes (Cheminitz, 1795)34
  • Labyrinthus leprieurii (Petit, 1840)34
  • Labyrinthus leucodon (Pfeiffer, 1847)6
  • Labyrinthus manueli Higgins, 18724
  • Labyrinthus oreas Koch3
  • Labyrinthus otis (Lightfoot, 1786)3
  • Labyrinthus orthorinus Pilsbry, 18994
  • Labyrinthus plicatus (Born, 1780) / Labyrinthus plicata (Born, 1778)4
  • Labyrinthus raimondii (Philippi, 1867)45
  • Labyrinthus tamsiana (Dunker, 1847)6
  • Labyrinthus tarapotensis (Moricand, 1858)4
  • Labyrinthus umbrus Thompson, 1957
  • Labyrinthus uncigera (Petit, 1838)4
  • Labyrinthus yatesi (Pfeiffer, 1855)4
  • Labyrinthus vexans Dohrn3
  • Labyrinthus yatesi (Pfeiffer, 1855)5
References

References

  1. Beck (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 33.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Labyrinthus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996652 on 2021-01-03
  3. Schileyko A. A. (2006). "Treatise on recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 13. Helicidae, Pleurodontidae, Polygyridae, Ammonitellidae, Oreohelicidae, Thysanophoridae". Ruthenica Suppl. 2: 1765-1906. pages 1823-1825.
  4. "Femorale - Since 1989". www.femorale.com.br. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  5. (in Portuguese) Salgado N. C. & Coelho A. C. S. (2003). "Moluscos terrestres do Brasil (Gastrópodes operculados ou não, exclusive Veronicellidae, Milacidae e Limacidae)". Rev. Biol. Trop. 51(Suppl. 3): 149-189. (with English abstract), PDF Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. Baker, Horace Burrinton. 1926: The mollusca collected by the University of Michigan-Willianson Expedicion in Venezuela. Occacional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan. Nº 167:1-65
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