Labyrinthus Explained

Labyrinthus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Labyrinthidae.^[1]

Distribution

This genus occurs in South America.

Species

Species within the genus Labyrinthus include:

• Labyrinthus bifurcatus (Deshayes, 1838)
• Labyrinthus chiriquensis / Lampadion chiriquensis (Pilsbry, 1899)^[2]
• Labyrinthus cymatodes / Lampadion cymatodes (Pfeiffer, 1852)^[2]
• Labyrinthus furcillatus (Hupé, 1853)^[3]
• Labyrinthus labyrinthus “Chemnitz” Deshayes (Cheminitz, 1795)^[2]
• Labyrinthus leprieurii (Petit, 1840)^[2]
• Labyrinthus leucodon (Pfeiffer, 1847)^[4]
• Labyrinthus manueli Higgins, 1872^[2]
• Labyrinthus oreas Koch
• Labyrinthus otis (Lightfoot, 1786)
• Labyrinthus orthorinus Pilsbry, 1899^[2]
• Labyrinthus plicatus (Born, 1780) / Labyrinthus plicata (Born, 1778)^[2]
• Labyrinthus raimondii (Philippi, 1867)^{[2] [3]}
• Labyrinthus tamsiana (Dunker, 1847)^[4]
• Labyrinthus tarapotensis (Moricand, 1858)^[2]
• Labyrinthus umbrus Thompson, 1957
• Labyrinthus uncigera (Petit, 1838)^[2]
• Labyrinthus yatesi (Pfeiffer, 1855)^[2]
• Labyrinthus vexans Dohrn
• Labyrinthus yatesi (Pfeiffer, 1855)^[3]

External links

• Image of Lampadion sp. from Colombia

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Labyrinthus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996652 on 2021-01-03
2. Web site: Femorale - Since 1989 . www.femorale.com.br . 13 February 2009.
3. Salgado N. C. & Coelho A. C. S. (2003). "Moluscos terrestres do Brasil (Gastrópodes operculados ou não, exclusive Veronicellidae, Milacidae e Limacidae)". Rev. Biol. Trop. 51(Suppl. 3): 149-189. (with English abstract), PDF .
4. Baker, Horace Burrinton. 1926: The mollusca collected by the University of Michigan-Willianson Expedicion in Venezuela. Occacional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan. Nº 167:1-65