Helicopsis striata

Helicopsis striata
Shell of Helicopsis striata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Helicopsis
Species:
H. striata
Binomial name
Helicopsis striata
Synonyms[1]
  • Helicopsis (Helicopsis) striata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  • Helix coelata Vallot, 1801 junior subjective synonym
  • Helix muehlfeldtiana Rossmässler, 1837
  • Helix striata O. F. Müller, 1774 (original combination)
  • Xerocrassa muehlfeldtiana (Rossmässler, 1837)

Helicopsis striata is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.[2]

Helicopsis striata is the type species of the genus Helicopsis.[3]

Subspecies

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Until 2018 there where three subspecies within this species and they included:

Since 2018 H. austriaca and H. hungarica are listed as separate species.[4][5][6]

Distribution

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Distribution

This species occurs in Central Europe only,[7] including:

Populations from Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Russia that were previously considered to be H. striata are actually representing Helicopsis lunulata (Krynicki, 1833) or in some cases Helicopsis filimargo (Krynicki, 1833).[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Duda, M.; Neubert, E.; von Proschwitz, T. (2019). "Helicopsis striata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T142178875A142183117. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T142178875A142183117.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicopsis striata (O. F. Müller, 1774). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1003421 on 2021-02-02
  3. ^ "Species in genus Helicopsis". AnimalBase, accessed 11 June 2012.
  4. ^ Duda M. , Haring E., Bieringer G., Eschner A., Mrkvicka A. & Mason K. (2018). "Taxonomic reassessment of Helicopsis austriaca Gittenberger, 1969 and its relationships to H. striata (O.F. Müller, 1774) and H. hungarica (Soos & H. Wagner, 1935) (Eupulmonata: Helicoidea)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 84: 432-450. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyy044
  5. ^ Helicopsis austriaca on WoRMS
  6. ^ Helicopsis hungarica on WoRMS
  7. ^ a b Balashov, Igor; Neiber, Marco; Hausdorf, Bernhard (December 2020). "Phylogeny, species delimitation and population structure of the steppe-inhabiting land snail genus Helicopsis in Eastern Europe". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: 1–18. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa156.
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
  • Hausdorf, B. (1990). Zur Kenntnis einiger Arten der Gattung Helicopsis Fitzinger aus Griechenland und der Türkei (Gastropoda: Hygromiidae). Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 120 (1/3) [1989]: 57–71. Frankfurt am Main
  • Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft). 312 pp., 142 plates
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