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Obba (gastropod)

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Obba
Shell of Obba bigonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Camaenidae
Subfamily: Camaeninae
Genus: Obba
Beck, 1837
Type species
Helix planulata
Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms
  • Gallina Hartmann, 1843
  • Helix (Obba) Beck, 1837
  • Helix (Philina) Albers, 1850 (junior synonym)
  • Obbina C. Semper, 1873 (invalid: objective junior synonym)
  • Philidora de Morgan, 1885 (invalid: unnecessary substitute name for Philina Albers, 1850, by de Morgan treated as a homonym of Philine Ascanius, 1762.)
  • Philina Albers, 1850 (junior synonym)
  • Pusiodon Swainson, 1840

Obba is a genus of air-breathing land snails in the subfamily Camaeninae of the family Camaenidae.[1]

Species

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Species within the genus Obba include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Obba heroica (L. Pfeiffer, 1855): synonym of Obba papilla (Müller, 1774) (superseded combination)
  • Obba lasallei (Eydoux, 1838): synonym of Obba lasallii (Eydoux, 1838) (invalid: incorrect subsequent spelling)

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Obba Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867339 on 6 February 2021
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: 16 July 2017
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