Geostilbia

Geostilbia
Shell of Geostilbia sheilae (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Ferussaciidae
Genus:
Crosse, 1867
Type species
Geostilbia caledonica Crosse, 1867
Synonyms[1]

Cecilioides (Geostilbia) Crosse, 1867

Geostilbia is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.[1]

Species

The genus Geostilbia includes the following species:

  • Geostilbia aperta (Swainson, 1840)
  • Geostilbia blandiana Crosse, 1886
  • Geostilbia comorensis Morelet, 1883
  • Geostilbia mariei Crosse, 1880
  • Geostilbia moellendorffi Pilsbry, 1908
  • Geostilbia philippinensis (Semper, 1874)
  • Geostilbia philippinica Möllendorff, 1890
  • Geostilbia sheilae Groh, 2015
Species brought into synonymy
  • Geostilbia caledonica Crosse, 1867: synonym of Geostilbia gundlachi (L. Pfeiffer, 1850)
  • Geostilbia gundlachi (L. Pfeiffer, 1850): synonym of Geostilbia aperta (Swainson, 1840)
  • Geostilbia stuhlmanni E. von Martens, 1897: synonym of Nothapalus stuhlmanni (E. von Martens, 1897) (original combination)

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Geostilbia Crosse, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833808 on 2015-02-16
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017


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