Helicella

Helicella
Two views of a shell of Helicella itala
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Infraorder: Helicoidei
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Helicella
Férussac, 1821
Type species
Helix itala Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Helicella (Helicella) A. Férussac, 1821
  • Helicella (Jacosta) Gray, 1821 (new combination)
  • Helix (Helicella) A. Férussac, 1821 (original rank)
  • Planatella Clessin, 1876
  • Xerobulla Monterosato, 1892
  • Xerofriga Monterosato, 1892
  • Xerolaxa Monterosato, 1892

Helicella is a genus of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.

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