Helix Linnaeus 1758 (slug)

Gastropoda - Stylommatophora - Helicidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Helicidae according to R. Majima 1989

Sister taxa: Ariantinae, Cepaea, Eremina, Marmorana, Massylaea, Megalotachea, Otala, Palaeotachea, Tacheocampylaea

Subtaxa: Helix (Epiphragmophora) Helix (Iberus) Helix (Macularia) Helix (Patula) Helix (Tachea) Helix (Tacheocampylaea) Helix (Trigonostoma) Helix desmarestina Helix dubia Helix evanstonensis Helix ferrantii Helix lemani Helix moroguesi Helix tristani

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Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Germany (1 collection), Israel (1), Malta (1), Morocco (3), Spain (4), Tunisia (1), United States (3: California)

• Pliocene of Romania (1), Türkiye (1)

• Miocene of Greece (1), Portugal (2), Serbia (1), Spain (3), Türkiye (1)

• Oligocene of Mexico (2)

• Eocene of Spain (1), the United Kingdom (6), United States (2: Wyoming)

• Paleocene to Eocene of Pakistan (1)

• Cretaceous of United States (1: Texas)

Total: 37 collections including 47 occurrences

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