Subulina is a genus of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.[2]

Subulina
A live individual of Subulina striatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Genus: Subulina
Beck, 1837[1]
Type species
Bulimus octonus Bruguière, 1789
Synonyms
  • Achatina (Subulina) H. Beck, 1837 (original rank)
  • Rumina (Subulina) H. Beck, 1837 (unaccepted rank)
  • Stenogyra (Subulina) H. Beck, 1837

Subulina is the type genus of the subfamily Subulininae.[3]

Species

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The genus Subulina includes the following species:

Synonyms

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  • Subulina abdita Poey, 1858: synonym of Leptinaria striosa (C. B. Adams, 1849) (junior synonym)
  • Subulina angustata (Jickeli, 1873): synonym of Homorus angustatus (Jickeli, 1873)
  • Subulina angustior (Dohrn, 1866): synonym of Striosubulina striatella (Rang, 1831)
  • Subulina antinorii (Morelet, 1872): synonym of Homorus antorinii (Morelet, 1872)
  • Subulina arabica Connolly, 1941: synonym of Homorus arabicus (Connolly, 1941) (original combination)
  • Subulina castanea E. von Martens, 1895: synonym of Oreohomorus castaneus (E. von Martens, 1895)
  • Subulina chiradzuluensis E. A. Smith, 1899: synonym of Subuliniscus chiradzuluensis (E. A. Smith, 1899) (original combination)
  • Subulina crystallina Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896: synonym of Opeas crystallinum (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896) (original combination)
  • Subulina cyanostoma Beck, 1837: synonym of Achatina cyanostoma L. Pfeiffer, 1842: synonym of Homorus cyanostomus (L. Pfeiffer, 1842) (nomen nudum)
  • Subulina cylindracea Bourguignat, 1890: synonym of Subulona cylindracea (Bourguignat, 1890) (original combination)
  • Subulina dohertyi E. A. Smith, 1903: synonym of Nothapalus dohertyi (E. A. Smith, 1903) (original combination)
  • Subulina elegans E. von Martens, 1895: synonym of Ischnoglessula elegans (E. von Martens, 1895) (original combination)
  • Subulina eulimoides Preston, 1909: synonym of Opeas eulimoides (Preston, 1909) (original combination)
  • Subulina glaucocyanea Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896: synonym of Euonyma acus (Morelet, 1889)
  • Subulina grandis Madge, 1938: synonym of Subulina striatella (Rang, 1831): synonym of Striosubulina striatella (Rang, 1831) (junior synonym)
  • Subulina isseli Jickeli, 1874: synonym of Pseudopeas isseli (Jickeli, 1874) (original combination)
  • Subulina jickelii Bourguignat, 1879: synonym of Homorus variabilis var. jickelii (Bourguignat, 1879): synonym of Homorus variabilis (Jickeli, 1873) (original combination)
  • Subulina jouberti Bourguignat, 1890: synonym of Subulona jouberti (Bourguignat, 1890) (original combination)
  • Subulina kempi Preston, 1912: synonym of Nothapalinus kempi (Preston, 1912) (original combination)
  • Subulina laeocochlis Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896: synonym of Euonyma laeocochlis (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896) (original combination)
  • Subulina lagariensis E. A. Smith, 1904: synonym of Subulona lagariensis (E. A. Smith, 1904) (original combination)
  • Subulina lenta E. A. Smith, 1880: synonym of Subulona lenta (E. A. Smith, 1880) (original combination)
  • Subulina lhotellerii Bourguignat, 1879: synonym of Homorus variabilis var. lhotellerii (Bourguignat, 1879): synonym of Homorus variabilis (Jickeli, 1873) (original combination)
  • Subulina maurtiana (L. Pfeiffer, 1853): synonym of Allopeas mauritianum (L. Pfeiffer, 1853): synonym of Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) (superseded combination)
  • Subulina nitidula Klika, 1891: synonym of † Pseudoleacina nitidula (Klika, 1891) (new combination)
  • Subulina octana [sic]: synonym of Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1789) (unaccepted > misspelling)
  • Subulina paucispira E. von Martens, 1892: synonym of Nothapalus paucispira (E. von Martens, 1892) (original combination)
  • Subulina perrieriana Bourguignat, 1883: synonym of Homorus perrierianus (Bourguignat, 1883) (original combination)
  • Subulina pietersburgensis Preston, 1909: synonym of Opeas lineare (F. Krauss, 1848)
  • Subulina pinguis E. von Martens, 1895: synonym of Subulona pinguis (E. von Martens, 1895)
  • Subulina plebeia (Morelet, 1885): synonym of Pseudopeas plebeium (Morelet, 1885) (superseded combination)
  • Subulina porrecta E. von Martens, 1898: synonym of Mayaxis porrecta (E. von Martens, 1898) (original combination)
  • Subulina purcelli Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901: synonym of Euonyma purcelli (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901) (original combination)
  • Subulina ruwenzoriensis Pollonera, 1907: synonym of Subuliniscus ruwenzoriensis (Pollonera, 1907) (original combination)
  • Subulina sargi Crosse & P. Fischer, 1877: synonym of Pseudosubulina sargi (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1877) (original combination)
  • Subulina servaini Mabille, 1887: synonym of Tortaxis servaini (Mabille, 1887) (original combination)
  • Subulina solidiuscula E. A. Smith, 1880: synonym of Subulona solidiuscula (E. A. Smith, 1880) (original combination)
  • Subulina splendens Thiele, 1910: synonym of Homorus splendens (Thiele, 1910) (original combination)
  • Subulina striatella (Rang, 1831): synonym of Striosubulina striatella (Rang, 1831) (superseded combination)
  • Subulina strigilis Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901: synonym of Opeas strigile (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901) (original combination)
  • Subulina suaveolans Jickeli, 1874: synonym of Homorus suaveolatus (Jickeli, 1873) (unjustified subsequent emendation)
  • Subulina subulata (Jickeli, 1873): synonym of Homorus subulatus (Jickeli, 1873)
  • Subulina trochlea (L. Pfeiffer, 1842): synonym of Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1789) (junior synonym)
  • Subulina tugelensiis Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897: synonym of Euonyma tugelensis (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897) (original combination)
  • Subulina uncta E. A. Smith, 1903: synonym of Nothapalus unctus (E. A. Smith, 1903) (original combination)
  • Subulina variabilis (Jickeli, 1873): synonym of Homorus variabilis (Jickeli, 1873)
  • Subulina victoriae (Kobelt, 1913): synonym of Subulina entebbana (Pollonera, 1907) (junior synonym)
  • Subulina virgo Preston, 1911: synonym of Cecilioides virgo (Preston, 1911) (original combination)

References

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  1. ^ Beck (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 76.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Subulina H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818582 on 7 July 2022
  3. ^ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
  4. ^ Alan Solem, Malacological Applications of Scanning Electron Microscopy; The veliger vol. 14 (1971–1972)
  5. ^ Juřičková L. (2006). "Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1798) – a new greenhouse species for the Czech Republic (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Subulinidae)". Malacologica Bohemoslovaca 5: 1–2. Online serial at <http://mollusca.sav.sk> 30 January 2006. PDF.
  6. ^ Tattersfield, P. (1996). "Subulina usambarica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T21126A9249150. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21126A9249150.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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