Actinella Explained

Actinella is a genus of land snails in the family Geomitridae.^[1]

Species

Species include:^[2]

• Actinella actinophora (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
• † Actinella arcinella (R. T. Lowe, 1855)
• Actinella arcta (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
• Actinella armitageana (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
• Actinella arridens (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
• Actinella carinofausta Waldén, 1983
• † Actinella crassiuscula (Cockerell, 1922)
• † Actinella descendens (Wollaston, 1878)
• Actinella fausta (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
• † Actinella fecundaerrata Groh & Cameron, 2019
• Actinella laciniosa (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
• Actinella lentiginosa (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
• † Actinella morenensis Seddon, 1990
• Actinella obserata (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
• † Actinella papillosculpta Waldén, 1983
• † Actinella promontoriensis Waldén, 1983
• Actinella robusta (Wollaston, 1878)

Synonyms:

• Actinella anaglyptica (Reeve, 1852): synonym of Plebecula anaglyptica (Reeve, 1852) (superseded generic combination)
• Actinella giramica R. T. Lowe, 1852) : synonym of Plebecula giramica (R. T. Lowe, 1852) (superseded combination)
• Actinella littorinella (J. Mabille, 1883): synonym of Domunculifex littorinella (Mabille, 1883) (superseded generic combination)
• Actinella nitidiuscula (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824): synonym of Plebecula nitidiuscula (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824) (superseded combination)
• † Actinella saxipotens (Wollaston, 1878): synonym of † Plebecula saxipotens (Wollaston, 1878) (superseded combination)

References

• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: 16 July 2017

External links

• Lowe, R. T. (1852). Brief diagnostic notices of new Maderan land shells. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (2) 9 (50): 112–120; (2) 9 (52): 275–279. London

Notes and References

1. Razkin. Oihana. Gómez-Moliner. Benjamín Juán. Prieto. Carlos Enrique. Martínez-Ortí. Alberto. Arrébola. José Ramón. Muñoz. Benito. Chueca. Luis Javier. Madeira. María José. February 2015. Molecular phylogeny of the western Palaearctic Helicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 83. 99–117. 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.11.014. 1055-7903. 25485783. 2015MolPE..83...99R .
2. http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996326 Actinella.