Theba is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Subfamily: | Helicinae |
| Tribe: | Thebini |
| Genus: | Theba Risso, 1826[1] |
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Description
editTheba is the type genus of the tribe Thebini.[3] The genus occurs in the Mediterranean Basin, in the Canary Islands, and in Morocco.[4]
Species
editSpecies within the genus Theba include:
- Theba andalusica Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987[5][6][7]
- Theba arinagae Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987[6][7]
- † Theba cartaxensis (Roman, 1907)
- Theba chudeaui (Germain, 1908)[5][8]
- Theba clausoinflata (Mousson, 1857)[7]
- † Theba costillae Hutterer, 1990
- Theba geminata (Mousson, 1857)[5][6][7]
- Theba grasseti (Mousson, 1872)[5][7]
- Theba impugnata (Mousson, 1857)[5][6][7]
- Theba lindneri Kittel, 2012
- Theba macandrewiana (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)[5][7]
- † Theba milneedwardsi (Filhol, 1877)
- Theba orzolae Gittenberger & Ripken, 1985[5]
- Theba pisana (Müller, 1774) – type species[5][6][7]
- † Theba quintanellensis (Roman, 1907)
- Theba sacchii (Gitten & Ripken, 1987)[5][9]
- Theba solimae (Sacchi, 1955)[5][10]
- Theba subdentata (Férussac, 1821)[5][6][7]
- 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
edit- ^ 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: F.G. Levrault. pp. 1-439 [pl. 1-12].
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426410 on 2021-05-06
- ^ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
- ^ Greve C., Hutterer R., Groh K., Haase M. & Misof B. (2010). "Evolutionary diversification of the genus Theba (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in space and time: A land snail conquering islands and continents". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57(2): 572-584. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.08.021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Gittenberger, G.; Ripken, Th. E. J. (1987). "The genus Theba (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Helicidae), Systematics and distribution". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 241 (1): 1–59.
- ^ a b c d e f Species in genus Theba (n=6). AnimalBase, accessed 3 May 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Theba Risso 1826". Fauna Europaea, last update 27 January 2011, accessed 11 May 2011.
- ^ [1]. NCBI, accessed 11 May 2011.
- ^ [2]. NCBI, accessed 11 May 2011.
- ^ [3]. NCBI, accessed 11 May 2011.
Further reading
edit- 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
