Horatia (gastropod) explained

Horatia is a genus of gastropod molluscs, comprising a small group of minute stygobiont freshwater snails with valvatoid shells, belonging to the subfamily Horatiinae of the family Hydrobiidae.^[1]

Species

Synonyms:

• Horatia albanica Bourguignat, 1887: synonym of Horatia klecakiana Bourguignat, 1887 (a junior synonym)
• Horatia birsteini Starobogatov, 1962: synonym of Pontohoratia birsteini (Starobogatov, 1962) (original combination)
• Horatia borutzkii Zhadin, 1923: synonym of Motsametia borutzkii (Zhadin, 1923) (original combination)
• Horatia brusinae Radoman, 1953: synonym of Pseudohoratia brusinae (Radoman, 1953) (basionym)
• Horatia burnarbasa Schütt, 1964: synonym of Islamia burnarbasa (Schütt, 1964) (original combination)
• Horatia erythropomatia (Hauffen, 1856): synonym of Erythropomatiana erythropomatia (Hauffen, 1856): synonym of Hauffenia erythropomatia (Hauffen, 1856) (unaccepted combination)
• Horatia fontinalis Bourguignat, 1887: synonym of Horatia klecakiana Bourguignat, 1887 (a junior synonym)
• Horatia gatoa Boeters, 1980: synonym of Iberhoratia gatoa (Boeters, 1980) (basionym)
• Horatia hadei E. Gittenberger, 1982: synonym of Daphniola hadei (E. Gittenberger, 1982) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
• Horatia letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1887: synonym of Horatia klecakiana Bourguignat, 1887 (a junior synonym)
• Horatia ljovuschkini Starobogatov, 1962: synonym of Pontohoratia birsteini (Starobogatov, 1962)
• Horatia lucidula Angelov, 1967: synonym of Hauffenia lucidula (Angelov, 1967)
• Horatia marina Logvinenko & Starobogatov, 1969: synonym of Andrusovia dybowskii Brusina, 1903 (junior subjective synonym)
• Horatia nelsonensis Climo, 1977: synonym of Platypyrgus nelsonensis (Climo, 1977) (original combination)
• Horatia obliqua Bourguignat, 1887: synonym of Horatia klecakiana Bourguignat, 1887 (a junior synonym)
• Horatia obtusa Bourguignat, 1887: synonym of Horatia klecakiana Bourguignat, 1887 (a junior synonym)
• Horatia palustris Bourguignat, 1887: synonym of Horatia klecakiana Bourguignat, 1887 (a junior synonym)
• Horatia polinskii Radoman, 1953: synonym of Pseudohoratia ochridana (Poliński, 1929) (a junior synonym)
• Horatia praeclara Bourguignat, 1887: synonym of Horatia klecakiana Bourguignat, 1887 (a junior synonym)
• Horatia sanctizaumi Radoman, 1964: synonym of Zaumia sanctizaumi (Radoman, 1964)
• Horatia servaini Bourguignat, 1887: synonym of Islamia valvataeformis (Möllendorff, 1873)
• Horatia sokolovi Starobogatov, 1962: synonym of Pontohoratia birsteini (Starobogatov, 1962)
• Horatia tellinii Pollonera, 1898: synonym of Hauffenia tellinii (Pollonera, 1898) (original combination)
• Horatia verlikana Bourguignat, 1887: synonym of Horatia klecakiana Bourguignat, 1887 (a junior synonym)

References

• Bourguignat, J.-R. (1887). Étude sur les noms génériques des petites Paludinidées à opercule spirescent suivie de la description du nouveau genre Horatia, 1–56, 1 pl. Paris (Mme Ve Tremblay)

External links

• Hubricht, L. (1940). A subterranean snail from an artesian well. The Nautilus. 54(1): 34–35.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Horatia Bourguignat, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719160 on 14 June 2023