Thala (gastropod) explained

Thala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Costellariidae.

Species

Species within the genus Thala include:

• Thala abelai Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014
• Thala adamsi Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003
• Thala angiostoma Pease, 1868
• Thala aubryi Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007
• † Thala burdigalensis Peyrot, 1928
• Thala cernica (Sowerby II, 1874)
• Thala evelynae Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014
• Thala exilis (Reeve, 1845)
• Thala exquisita Garrett, 1872
• Thala gloriae Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003
• Thala gorii Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003
• Thala hilli Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2007
• Thala jaculanda (Gould, 1860)
• Thala kawabei Herrmann & Chino, 2015
• Thala kilburni Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014
• Thala lillicoi Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2007
• Thala maldivensis Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007
• Thala malvacea Jousseaume, 1898
• Thala manolae Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007
• Thala merrilli Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014
• Thala milium (Reeve, 1845)
• Thala minagaorum Herrmann & Chino, 2015
• Thala mirifica (Reeve, 1845)
• Thala ogasarawana Pilsbry, 1904
• Thala pallida Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014
• † Thala partschi (Hörnes, 1852)
• Thala pembaensis Herrmann & Gori, 2012
• Thala recurva (Reeve, 1845)
• Thala roseata (A. Adams, 1855)
• Thala ruggeriae Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014
• Thala secalina (Gould, 1860)
• Thala simulans (Martens, 1880)
• Thala suduirauti Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014
• Thala todilla (Mighels, 1845)
• Thala turneri Salisbury & Gori, 2013
• Thala violacea Garrett, 1872

Species brought into synonymy:

• Thala africana Rolàn & Fernandes, 1996: synonym of Mitromica africana (Rolàn & Fernandes, 1996)
• Thala alba Pease, 1868: synonym of Mitra typha Reeve, 1845: synonym of Carinomitra typha (Reeve, 1845)
• Thala ceylanica Preston, 1904: synonym of Thala jaculanda (Gould, 1860)
• Thala crassa (Simone, 1995): synonym of Nodicostellaria crassa (Simone, 1995)
• Thala decaryi (Dautzenberg, 1932): synonym of Mitromica decaryi (Dautzenberg, 1932)
• Thala esperanza Leal & Moore, 1993: synonym of Mitromica esperanza Leal & Moore, 1993
• Thala floridana (Dall, 1884): synonym of Mitromica foveata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1874)
• Thala exquisita (Garrett, 1873): synonym of Vexillum (Pusia) exquisitum (Garrett, 1873)
• Thala foveata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1874): synonym of Mitromica foveata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1874)
• Thala gratiosa (Reeve, 1845): synonym of Mitromica gratiosa (Reeve, 1845)
• Thala illecebra (Melvill, 1927): synonym of Thala milium (Reeve, 1845)
• Thala jacalanda [sic]: synonym of Thala jaculanda (Gould, 1860)
• Thala jeancateae Sphon, 1969: synonym of Mitromica jeancateae (Sphon, 1969)
• Thala maxmarrowi Cernohorsky, 1980: synonym of Thaluta maxmarrowi (Cernohorsky, 1980)
• † Thala obsoleta (Brocchi, 1814): synonym of † Bellardithala obsoleta (Brocchi, 1814)
• Thala ogasarawana [sic]: synonym of Thala ogasawarana Pilsbry, 1904
• Thala saltata (Pease, 1865): synonym of Carinomitra saltata (Pease, 1865)
• Thala solitaria (C. B. Adams, 1852): synonym of Mitromica solitaria (C. B. Adams, 1852)

References

• Turner H. (2001) Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea). Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp.

External links

• Rosenberg & Salisbury, Seven new species of Thala (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from the Indo-Pacific; Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 163: 179-223 (2014)
• Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls.
• Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626