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Helix

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Helicidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Helix Linnaeus
1989Helix Majima

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
RankNameAuthor
TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
infraorderHelicoidei
superfamilyHelicoideaRafinesque 1815
familyHelicidaeRafinesque 1815
genusHelix

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Helix Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. Helix (Iberus) Montfort 1910
Subg. Helix (Macularia) Albers 1850
Subg. Helix (Patula) Held 1838
Subg. †Helix (Tachea) Turton 1831
Subg. †Helix (Tacheocampylaea) Pfeiffer 1877
Subg. Helix (Trigonostoma) Fitzinger 1833
Helix desmarestina Brongniart 1810
Helix dubia Deshayes 1824
Helix evanstonensis White 1878
Helix ferrantii Deshayes 1824
Helix lemani Brongniart 1810
Helix moroguesi Brongniart 1810
Helix tristani Brongniart 1810
Diagnosis
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