Obelus (gastropod) explained

Obelus is a European genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Geomitrinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Obelus include:

• Obelus despreauxii (d'Orbigny, 1839)
• Obelus discogranulatus M. R. Alonso & Groh, 2003
• Obelus mirandae (R. T. Lowe, 1861)
• Obelus moderatus (Mousson, 1857)
• Obelus moratus (Mousson, 1872)
• Obelus pumilio (Dillwyn, 1817)
• Obelus zarzaensis Neiber, Walther, Santana, M. R. Alonso & Ibáñez, 2016

Synonym:

• Obelus philamnius (Bourguignat, 1863): synonyym of Xerocrassa philamnia (Bourguignat, 1863) (superseded combination)

References

• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
• Ibáñez, M., Alonso, M.R., Groh, K. & Hutterer, R. (2003). The Genus Obelus Hartmann, 1842 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Helicoidea) and its Phylogenetic Relationships. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 242: 157–167.

External links

• Nomenclator Zoologicus info
• Hartmann, J.D.W. (1840-1844). Erd- und Süsswasser-Gasteropoden der Schweiz. Mit Zugabe einiger merkwürdigen exotischen Arten, i-xx, 1-36

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Obelus W. Hartmann, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996324 on 2022-07-22