Theba
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Theba is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails.
Theba is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. ==Description== Theba is the type genus of the tribe Thebini. The genus occurs in the Mediterranean Basin, in the Canary Islands, and in Morocco. ==Species== Species within the genus Theba include: Theba andalusica Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987 Theba arinagae Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987 † Theba cartaxensis (Roman, 1907) Theba chudeaui (Germain, 1908) Theba clausoinflata (Mousson, 1857) † Theba costillae Hutterer, 1990 Theba geminata (Mousson, 1857) Theba grasseti (Mousson, 1872) Theba impugnata (Mousson, 1857) Theba lindneri Kittel, 2012 Theba macandrewiana (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) † Theba milneedwardsi (Filhol, 1877) Theba orzolae Gittenberger & Ripken, 1985 Theba pisana (Müller, 1774) – type species † Theba quintanellensis (Roman, 1907) Theba sacchii (Gitten & Ripken, 1987) Theba solimae (Sacchi, 1955) Theba subdentata (Férussac, 1821) Theba tantanensis Hutterer, Greve & Haase, 2010 Species brought into synonymy: Theba albocincta P. Hesse, 1912 : synonym of Monacha albocincta (Hesse, 1912) (original combination) Theba cemenelea Risso, 1826 : synonym of Monacha cemenelea (Risso, 1826) (original combination) Theba compingtae Pallary, 1929 : synonym of Monacha compingtae (Pallary, 1929) (original combination) Theba dofleini P. Hesse, 1928 : synonym of Monacha dofleini (P. Hesse, 1928) (original combination) Theba hemitricha P. Hesse, 1914 : synonym of Paratheba hemitricha (P. Hesse, 1914) : synonym of Monacha hemitricha (P. Hesse, 1914) (original combination) Theba melitenensis P. Hesse, 1915 : synonym of Monacha melitenensis (P. Hesse, 1915) (original combination) Theba orientalis Hesse, 1914 : synonym of Monacha (Metatheba) samsunensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) represented as Monacha samsunensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (junior synonym) Theba pontica (P. Fischer in Tchihatcheff, 1866) †: synonym of Monacha pontica (P. Fischer in Tchihatcheff, 1866) † Theba rubella Risso, 1826 : synonym of Monacha cemenelea (Risso, 1826) (junior synonym) Theba samsunensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) : synonym of Monacha samsunensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (unaccepted combination) ==References== ==Further reading== Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017 Risso A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes, vol. 4. Paris: Levrault. vii + 439 pp., pls 1-12. Hartmann, J.D.W. (1840-1844). Erd- und Süsswasser-Gasteropoden der Schweiz. Mit Zugabe einiger merkwürdigen exotischen Arten, i-xx Held, F. (1837-1838). Notizen über die Weichthiere Bayerns. Isis (Oken), 30 (4): 303-309 (1837); 30 (12): 901-919 (1838). Leipzig Beck, H. (1837). Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici. 1-124. Hafniae ==External links==
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