Tibia (gastropod) explained

Tibia is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.^[1]

This genus was traditionally considered to be part of the family Strombidae, the true conchs and their allies. However, recent morphological as well as molecular studies indicate that these ("shinbone shells") should be recognised as a separate family, the Rostellariidae, and this is the way they are treated in the database WoRMS.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Tibia:

• Tibia bidigitata
• †Tibia butaciana
• Tibia curta - Tuticorin, southern India
• †Tibia dentata
• Tibia fusus - Philippines
• †Tibia indica
• Tibia insulaechorab - Red Sea
• †Tibia katoi
• Tibia melanocheilus - Turtle Island, Philippines; Brunei
• †Tibia verbeeki

Former species

• Tibia delicatula Nevill, 1881 synonymized with Rostellariella delicatula (G. Nevill, 1881)
• Tibia deliculata synonymized with Rostellariella delicatula (G. Nevill, 1881)
• Tibia indiarum Röding, 1798 synonymized with Tibia fusus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Tibia laurenti Duchamps, 1992 synonymized with Rimellopsis powisii (Petit de la Saussaye, 1840)
• Tibia luteostoma Angas, 1878 synonymized with Tibia insulaechorab Röding, 1798
• Tibia martinii Marrat, 1877 synonymized with Rostellariella martinii (Marrat, 1877)
• Tibia powisii (Petit de la Saussaye, 1840) synonymized with Rimellopsis powisii (Petit de la Saussaye, 1840)
• Tibia serrata (Perry, 1811) synonymized with Tibia curta (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2023). Tibia Röding, 1798. In: MolluscaBase (2023). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204325 on 2023-07-02