Theba Explained

Theba is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails.^[1]

Description

Theba is the type genus of the tribe Thebini. The genus occurs in the Mediterranean Basin, in the Canary Islands, and in Morocco.^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Theba include:

• Theba andalusica Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987^{[3] [4] [5]}
• Theba arinagae Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987^{[4] [5]}
• † Theba cartaxensis (Roman, 1907)
• Theba chudeaui (Germain, 1908)^{[3] [6]}
• Theba clausoinflata (Mousson, 1857)^[5]
• † Theba costillae Hutterer, 1990
• Theba geminata (Mousson, 1857)^{[3] [4] [5]}
• Theba grasseti (Mousson, 1872)^{[3] [5]}
• Theba impugnata (Mousson, 1857)^{[3] [4] [5]}
• Theba lindneri Kittel, 2012
• Theba macandrewiana (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)^{[3] [5]}
• † Theba milneedwardsi (Filhol, 1877)
• Theba orzolae Gittenberger & Ripken, 1985
• Theba pisana (Müller, 1774) – type species^{[4] [5]}
• † Theba quintanellensis (Roman, 1907)
• Theba sacchii (Gitten & Ripken, 1987)^[7]
• Theba solimae (Sacchi, 1955)^[8]
• Theba subdentata (Férussac, 1821)^{[4] [5]}
• Theba tantanensis Hutterer, Greve & Haase, 2010

Species brought into synonymy:

• Theba albocincta P. Hesse, 1912: synonym of Monacha albocincta (Hesse, 1912) (original combination)
• Theba cemenelea Risso, 1826: synonym of Monacha cemenelea (Risso, 1826) (original combination)
• Theba compingtae' Pallary, 1929: synonym of Monacha compingtae (Pallary, 1929) (original combination)
• Theba dofleini P. Hesse, 1928: synonym of Monacha dofleini (P. Hesse, 1928) (original combination)
• Theba hemitricha P. Hesse, 1914: synonym of Paratheba hemitricha (P. Hesse, 1914): synonym of Monacha hemitricha (P. Hesse, 1914) (original combination)
• Theba melitenensis P. Hesse, 1915: synonym of Monacha melitenensis (P. Hesse, 1915) (original combination)
• Theba orientalis Hesse, 1914: synonym of Monacha (Metatheba) samsunensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) represented as Monacha samsunensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (junior synonym)
• Theba pontica (P. Fischer in Tchihatcheff, 1866) †: synonym of Monacha pontica (P. Fischer in Tchihatcheff, 1866) †
• Theba rubella Risso, 1826: synonym of Monacha cemenelea (Risso, 1826) (junior synonym)
• Theba samsunensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1868): synonym of Monacha samsunensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (unaccepted combination)

Further reading

• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
• Risso A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes, vol. 4. Paris: Levrault. vii + 439 pp., pls 1-12.
• Hartmann, J.D.W. (1840-1844). Erd- und Süsswasser-Gasteropoden der Schweiz. Mit Zugabe einiger merkwürdigen exotischen Arten, i-xx
• Held, F. (1837-1838). Notizen über die Weichthiere Bayerns. Isis (Oken), 30 (4): 303-309 (1837); 30 (12): 901-919 (1838). Leipzig
• Beck, H. (1837). Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici. 1-124. Hafniae

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426410 on 2021-05-06
2. Greve C., Hutterer R., Groh K., Haase M. & Misof B. (2010). "Evolutionary diversification of the genus Theba (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in space and time: A land snail conquering islands and continents". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57(2): 572-584. .
3. Gittenberger. G.. Ripken. Th. E. J.. 1987 . The genus Theba (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Helicidae), Systematics and distribution. Zoologische Verhandelingen. 241. 1. 1–59..
4. http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/list/species?taxongenus=2710 Species in genus Theba
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014092107/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=277309 "Theba Risso 1826"
6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=755318&lvl=3&p=mapview&p=has_linkout&p=blast_url&p=genome_blast&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock
7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=755323&lvl=3&p=mapview&p=has_linkout&p=blast_url&p=genome_blast&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock
8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=755324&lvl=3&p=mapview&p=has_linkout&p=blast_url&p=genome_blast&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock