Macularia

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Macularia

Macularia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, a pulmonate gastropod in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.[1]

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Macularia
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Shell of Macularia niciensis (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Subfamily: Helicinae
Tribe: Maculariini
Genus: Macularia
Albers, 1850
Type species
Helix niciensis Férussac, 1821
Synonyms[1]
  • Helix (Macularia) Albers, 1850
  • Hylotachea G. Pfeffer, 1930
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Species

  • Macularia niciensis (A. Férussac, 1821)
  • Macularia saintivesi (Kobelt, 1906)
  • Macularia sylvatica (Draparnaud, 1801)
Species brought into synonymy
  • Macularia riffensis Kobelt, 1903: synonym of Hatumia riffensis (Kobelt, 1903) (original combination)
  • Macularia saintyvesi (Kobelt, 1906): synonym of Macularia saintivesi (Kobelt, 1906)
  • Macularia vittata (O. F. Müller, 1774): synonym of Pseudotrachia vittata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (superseded combination)

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