Obeliscus

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Obeliscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Genus: Obeliscus
Beck, 1837[1]
Type species
Helix obeliscus S. Moricand, 1834
Synonyms
  • Bulimus (Obeliscus) H. Beck, 1837 (original rank)
  • Obeliscus (Rectobelus) H. B. Baker, 1927 accepted, alternate representation

Obeliscus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Stenogyrinae of the family Achatinidae.[2][3]

Distribution[edit]

Species within this genus occur in Brazil,[4] Cuba,[5]...

Species[edit]

The genus Obeliscus includes the following species:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Obeliscus blandi (L. Pfeiffer, 1854): synonym of Coeliaxis blandi (L. Pfeiffer, 1854)
  • Obeliscus brunneus A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Colsyrnola brunnea (A. Adams, 1854)
  • Obeliscus cuneus (L. Pfeiffer, 1852): synonym of Protobeliscus cuneus (L. Pfeiffer, 1852) (basionym)
  • Obeliscus jousseaumei Cousin, 1887: synonym of Protobeliscus jousseaumei (Cousin, 1887)
  • Obeliscus lymneaeformis Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901: synonym of Euonyma lymneaeformis (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901) (original combination)
  • Obeliscus natalensis Burnup, 1905: synonym of Euonyma natalensis (Burnup, 1905) (original combination)
  • Obeliscus octogyrus (L. Pfeiffer, 1856): synonym of Stenogyra octogyra (L. Pfeiffer, 1856) (superseded combination)
  • Obeliscus terebraster (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Stenogyra terebraster (Lamarck, 1822) (unaccepted combination)
  • Obeliscus tessellatus A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Longchaeus maculosus (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Obeliscus triptyx (Pilsbry, 1907): synonym of Ischnocion triptyx (Pilsbry, 1907)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beck (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 61.
  2. ^ Bank, R. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Obeliscus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877286 on 2020-06-23
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i (in Portuguese) Salgado N. C. & Coelho A. C. S. (2003). "Moluscos terrestres do Brasil (Gastrópodes operculados ou não, exclusive Veronicellidae, Milacidae e Limacidae)". Revista de Biología Tropical 51(Suppl. 3): 149-189. (with English abstract), PDF Archived October 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Mollusca" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
  6. ^ D'Avila et al. Rediscovery of Obeliscus agassizi Pilsbry, 1906 (Gastropoda, Subulinidae, Obeliscinae), annotated checklist of * Of Obeliscus Beck, 1837 and first description of the anatomy for the genus; Zoosystema 2020 42 (2)
  7. ^ WoRMS (2011). Pyramidella Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160041 on 2011-03-15
  8. ^ Popofsky (1913). Dtsch. Südpolar Exped. 14(2): 279.