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Helix thessalica O. Boettger, 1886

1050291  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1050291)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Helicina (Suborder)
  11. Helicoidei (Infraorder)
  12. Helicoidea (Superfamily)
  13. Helicidae (Family)
  14. Helicinae (Subfamily)
  15. Helicini (Tribe)
  16. Helix (Genus)
  17. Helix thessalica (Species)
accepted
Species
Helix (Helix) thessalica O. Boettger, 1886 · alternative representation
Helix pomatia var. thessalica O. Boettger, 1886 · unaccepted > superseded rank (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Helix (Helicogena) pomatia var. thessalica O. Boettger, 1886) Boettger, O. (1886). Aufzählung der in Thessalien gesammelten Schnecken und Muscheln II. <em>Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 13: 50-73, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16355749
page(s): 56. [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Greece  
type locality contained in Greece [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helix thessalica O. Boettger, 1886. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050291 on 2025-09-12
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2017-12-20 07:59:28Z
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Neubert, Eike
2022-05-13 14:43:30Z
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Herbert, David

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original description (of Helix (Helicogena) pomatia var. thessalica O. Boettger, 1886) Boettger, O. (1886). Aufzählung der in Thessalien gesammelten Schnecken und Muscheln II. <em>Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 13: 50-73, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16355749
page(s): 56. [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Korábek, O., Juřičková, L. & Petrusek, A. (2015). Splitting the Roman snail Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758 (Stylommatophora: Helicidae) into two: redescription of the forgotten Helix thessalica Boettger, 1886. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies 82: 11–22.</em> , available online at https://academic.oup.com/mollus/article/82/1/11/2460193 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Korábek, O.; Dolejš, P.; Coufal, R.; Juřičková, L.; Kubíková, K.; Hausdorf, B. (2025). A new distinctive lineage of <i>Helix</i> (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicidae), with a guide to <i>Helix</i> species from mainland Greece. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1249: 93-135., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1249.143635
page(s): 115, Figs 22, 23 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

status source Korábek, O. & Hausdorf, B. (2024). Accelerated mitochondrial evolution and asymmetric fitness of hybrids contribute to the persistence of <i>Helix thessalica</i> in the <i>Helix pomatia</i> range. <em>Molecular Ecology.</em> 33(16): 1-15., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17474 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

To Barcode of Life (56 barcodes) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Helix thessalica) 
To GenBank (205 nucleotides; 72 proteins) 
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) 
To Malacopics (Helix thessalica O. Boettger, 1886) 
Unreviewed
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