MolluscaBase - Theba Risso, 1826

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Theba Risso, 1826

AphiaID

426410 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:426410)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Thebini Wenz, 1923

Original name

Theba Risso, 1826

Synonymised names

Helix (Leucochroa) H. Beck, 1837 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Helix (Xerophila) Held, 1838 · unaccepted

Leucochroa Beck, 1837 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Xerophila Held, 1838 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Species Theba andalusica E. Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987
Species Theba arinagae E. Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987
Species Theba cartaxensis (Roman, 1907) †
Species Theba chudeaui (Germain, 1908)
Species Theba clausoinflata (Mousson, 1857)
Species Theba costillae Hutterer, 1990 †
Species Theba geminata (Mousson, 1857)
Species Theba grasseti (Mousson, 1872)
Species Theba impugnata (Mousson, 1857)
Species Theba lindneri Kittel, 2012
Species Theba macandrewiana (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
Species Theba milneedwardsi (Filhol, 1877) †
Species Theba orzolae E. Gittenberger & Ripken, 1985 †
Species Theba pisana (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Species Theba quintanellensis (Roman, 1907) †
Species Theba sacchii E. Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987
Species Theba solimae (Sacchi, 1955)
Species Theba subcantiana (Bourguignat, 1862) †
Species Theba subdentata (A. Férussac, 1821)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192
page(s): 73; note: Name attributed by Risso to Leach (MS). [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426410 on 2025-04-30

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426410 on 2025-04-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-10-26 13:20:46Z

created

Decock, Wim

2010-11-26 15:58:10Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

2011-05-02 05:18:47Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2015-05-15 08:10:11Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2017-01-12 08:06:05Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

2017-06-15 07:03:19Z

changed

Bank, Ruud

2023-04-14 14:36:06Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192
page(s): 73; note: Name attributed by Risso to Leach (MS). [details]

original description (of Xerophila Held, 1838) Held, F. (1837-1838). Notizen über die Weichthiere Bayerns. Isis (Oken), 30 (4): 303-309 (1837); 30 (12): 901-919 (1838). Leipzig., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27411580
page(s): 913 [details]

original description (of Helix (Leucochroa) H. Beck, 1837) Beck, H. (1837-1838). <i>Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici</i>. 124 pp. Hafniae [Copenhagen]. Pp. 1-100 [1837]; 101-124 [1838]; Appendix: 1-8 [June 1837]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058074
page(s): 16 [details]

context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]