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Helix Linnaeus, 1758

Helix pomatia

AphiaID

153970 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153970)

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Typetaxon

Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Helicini Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Helix Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Callunea Scudder, 1882 · unaccepted

Cochlea Da Costa, 1778 · unaccepted

Coenatoria Held, 1838 · unaccepted

Cunula Pallary, 1936 · unaccepted

Glischrus S. Studer, 1820 · unaccepted

Glischrus (Helix) Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted

Helicigona (Helix) Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Helicites W. Martin, 1809 † · unaccepted (Established for fossils of Helix...)

Established for fossils of Helix to distinguish them from extant members of that taxon. Invalid: available only for the purposes of the Principle of Homonymy (Art. 20)

Helicogena A. Férussac, 1821 · unaccepted

Helix (Aegaeohelix) Korábek & Hausdorf, 2023 · alternative representation

Helix (Helicogena) A. Férussac, 1821 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Helix (Helix) Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation

Helix (Helocogena) [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)

Helix (Naegelea) P. Hesse, 1918 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Helix (Pelasga) P. Hesse, 1908 · alternative representation

Helix (Physospira) C. R. Boettger, 1914 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Helix (Pomatia) H. Beck, 1837 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of...)

Invalid: junior homonym of Pomatia Röding, 1798; and junior objective synonym of Helix

Helix (Tyrrhenaria) P. Hesse, 1918 · unaccepted (original rank)

Megastoma Scudder, 1882 · unaccepted

Naegelea P. Hesse, 1918 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Pachyphallus P. Hesse, 1918 · unaccepted

Pentataenia A. Schmidt, 1855 · unaccepted (junior objective synonym)

Physospira C. R. Boettger, 1914 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Pomatia Beck, 1837 · unaccepted

Pomatia (Naegelea) P. Hesse, 1918 · alternative representation

Pomatiana Fagot, 1903 · unaccepted

Pomatiella Pallary, 1909 · unaccepted

Pseudofigulina P. Hesse, 1917 · unaccepted (invalid; unnecessary substitute name)

Rhododerma P. Hesse, 1918 · unaccepted

Rhysota (Helix) Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded rank

Tacheopsis C. R. Boettger, 1909 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Tammouzia Pallary, 1939 · unaccepted

Tyrrhenaria P. Hesse, 1918 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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Species Helix albescens Rossmässler, 1839
Species Helix anctostoma E. von Martens, 1874
Species Helix ankae Korabek & Hausdorf, 2023
Species Helix antiochiensis Kobelt, 1896
Species Helix asemnis Bourguignat, 1860
Species Helix barbeyana De Stefani, 1891 †
Species Helix borealis Mousson, 1859
Species Helix brotii Bonnet, 1864
Species Helix buchii Dubois de Montpéreux, 1840
Species Helix calabrica Westerlund, 1876
Species Helix ceratina Shuttleworth, 1843
Species Helix cincta O. F. Müller, 1774
Species Helix delacouri Mabille, 1880
Species Helix dormitoris (Kobelt, 1898)
Species Helix engaddensis Bourguignat, 1852
Species Helix fathallae Nägele, 1901
Species Helix figulina Rossmässler, 1839
Species Helix godetiana Kobelt, 1878
Species Helix gussoneana L. Pfeiffer, 1848
Species Helix kadolskyi Neubauer & Harzhauser, 2023 †
Species Helix kazouiniana (Pallary, 1939)
Species Helix krejcii Wenz, 1926 †
Species Helix ligata O. F. Müller, 1774
Species Helix lucorum Linnaeus, 1758
Species Helix lutescens Rossmässler, 1837
Species Helix maeotica Steklov, 1966 †
Species Helix melanostoma Draparnaud, 1801
Species Helix mileti Kobelt, 1906
Species Helix mrazeci Sevastos, 1922 †
Species Helix nicaeensis A. Férussac, 1821
Species Helix nucula Mousson, 1854
Species Helix pathetica Mousson, 1854
Species Helix pelagonesica (H. Rolle, 1898)
Species Helix persimilis Shuttleworth, 1852 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, original combination)
Species Helix philibinensis Rossmässler, 1839
Species Helix pomacella Mousson, 1854
Species Helix pomatella Kobelt, 1876
Species Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758
Species Helix pronuba Westerlund, 1879
Species Helix salomonica Nägele, 1899
Species Helix schlaeflii Mousson, 1859
Species Helix secernenda Rossmässler, 1847
Species Helix straminea Briganti, 1825
Species Helix sublutescens Wenz, 1926 †
Species Helix thessalica O. Boettger, 1886
Species Helix valentini Kobelt, 1891
Species Helix vladika (Kobelt, 1898)
Subgenus Helix (Acanthinula) H. Beck, 1847 accepted as Acanthinula H. Beck, 1847 (original rank)
1. Species Helix (Acanthinula) aculeata O. F. Müller, 1774 accepted as Acanthinula aculeata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted combination)
2. Species Helix (Acanthinula) bouryi Cossmann, 1889 † accepted as Acanthinula stueri (Cossmann, 1892) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of H. bouryi Morgan, 1885; Helix stueri is a replacement name)
3. Species Helix (Acanthinula) harpula Reinhardt, 1886 accepted as Salpingoma harpula (Reinhardt, 1886) (original combination)
4. Species Helix (Acanthinula) paronae Sacco, 1887 † accepted as Acanthinula paronae (Sacco, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
5. Species Helix (Acanthinula) pygmaea Simionescu & Barbu, 1940 † accepted as Acanthinula pygmaea (Simionescu & Barbu, 1940) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
6. Species Helix (Acanthinula) steudneri Jickeli, 1874 accepted as Sitala steudneri (Jickeli, 1874)
7. Species Helix (Acanthinula) tuchoricensis Klika, 1891 † accepted as Acanthinula tuchoricensis (Klika, 1891) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Helix (Acavus) Montfort, 1810 accepted as Acavus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Helix (Acavus) coraliolabris E. A. Smith, 1887 accepted as Letitia chapmani (J. C. Cox, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
2. Species Helix (Acavus) fastosa Albers, 1854 accepted as Acavus haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1758)
3. Species Helix (Acavus) grevillei L. Pfeiffer, 1856 accepted as Acavus grevillei (L. Pfeiffer, 1857) accepted as Acavus superbus (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) (junior synonym)
4. Species Helix (Acavus) haemastoma Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acavus haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
5. Species Helix (Acavus) melanotragus Born, 1778 accepted as Acavus haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1758)
6. Species Helix (Acavus) phoenix L. Pfeiffer, 1854 accepted as Acavus phoenix (L. Pfeiffer, 1854) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
7. Species Helix (Acavus) prosperus Albers, 1857 accepted as Acavus haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1758)
8. Species Helix (Acavus) skinneri Reeve, 1854 accepted as Oligospira skinneri (Reeve, 1854) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
9. Species Helix (Acavus) superba L. Pfeiffer, 1850 accepted as Acavus superbus (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
10. Species Helix (Acavus) waltoni Reeve, 1842 accepted as Oligospira valtoni (Reeve, 1842) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Helix (Actinella) R. T. Lowe, 1852 accepted as Actinella R. T. Lowe, 1852
1. Species Helix (Actinella) sphaerula R. T. Lowe, 1852 † accepted as Caseolus sphaerula (R. T. Lowe, 1852) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Helix (Actinella) stellaris R. T. Lowe, 1852 accepted as Actinella lentiginosa stellaris (R. T. Lowe, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Helix (Aculeatiana) Caziot, 1910 accepted as Acanthinula H. Beck, 1847 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
Subgenus Helix (Acusta) E. von Martens, 1860 accepted as Acusta E. von Martens, 1860 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Helix (Acusta) brevispira H. Adams, 1870 accepted as Bradybaena brevispira (H. Adams, 1870) (basionym)
2. Species Helix (Acusta) lineolata Möllendorff, 1875 accepted as Acusta lineolata (Möllendorff, 1875) (original combination)
3. Species Helix (Acusta) plicosa E. von Martens, 1894 accepted as Acusta plicosa (E. von Martens, 1894)
4. Species Helix (Acusta) secusana Gredler, 1892 accepted as Cathaica secusana (Gredler, 1892) (original combination)
5. Species Helix (Acusta) nora H. Adams, 1870 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Subgenus Helix (Aegista) Albers, 1850 accepted as Aegista Albers, 1850 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Helix (Aegista) blakei Kobelt, 1879 accepted as Karaftohelix blakeana (Newcomb, 1865) (junior synonym)
2. Species Helix (Aegista) gerlachi E. von Martens, 1881 accepted as Plectotropis gerlachi (E. von Martens, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Helix (Aegista) gottschei Möllendorff, 1887 accepted as Aegista gottschei (Möllendorff, 1887) (original combination)
4. Species Helix (Aegista) grumulus Godwin-Austen, 1891 accepted as Landouria grumulus (Godwin-Austen, 1891) (original combination)
5. Species Helix (Aegista) kobensis Schmacker & O. Boettger, 1890 accepted as Aegista kobensis (Schmacker & O. Boettger, 1890) (invalid; not O. Boettger, 1883)
6. Species Helix (Aegista) laurentii Gredler, 1887 accepted as Aegista laurentii (Gredler, 1887) (original combination)
7. Species Helix (Aegista) mitanensis Godwin-Austen, 1889 accepted as Aegista mitanensis (Godwin-Austen, 1889)
8. Species Helix (Aegista) packhaensis Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909 accepted as Aegista packhaensis (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909) (original combination)
9. Species Helix (Aegista) ponticus Halaváts, 1923 † accepted as Apula goniostoma (F. Sandberger, 1872) †
10. Species Helix (Aegista) pudica Godwin-Austen, 1891 accepted as Trachia pudica (Godwin-Austen, 1891) (original combination)
11. Species Helix (Aegista) virilis Gredler, 1887 accepted as Ganesella virilis (Gredler, 1887) (original combination)
12. Species Helix (Aegista) amphiglypta Ancey, 1882 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
13. Species Helix (Aegista) pannonica Lörenthey, 1906 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
14. Species Helix (Aegista) perplanata G. Nevill, 1877 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Subgenus Helix (Aerope) E. von Martens, 1890 accepted as Natalina Pilsbry, 1893
1. Species Helix (Aerope) eumacta Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892 accepted as Natalina cafra eumacta (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Helix (Aerope) trimeni Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892 accepted as Afrorhytida trimeni (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Helix (Aglaja) Albers, 1850 accepted as Lysinoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 (Invalid: junior homonym of Aglaja Renier, 1807 [Opisthobranchia]; Lysinoe is a replacement name)
1. Species Helix (Aglaja) fidelis (J. E. Gray, 1834) accepted as Monadenia fidelis (J. E. Gray, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Helix (Aglaja) macasi E. T. Higgins, 1872 accepted as Epiphragmophora macasi (E. T. Higgins, 1872) (original combination)
3. Species Helix (Aglaja) yocotulana Doering, 1875 accepted as Epiphragmophora hieronymi (Doering, 1875) (junior synonym)
4. Species Helix (Aglaja) farrisi E. T. Higgins, 1868 (uncertain > unassessed)
Subgenus Helix (Alabastrina) Kobelt, 1904 accepted as Loxana Pallary, 1899 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
1. Species Helix (Alabastrina) tingitana Paladihe, 1875 accepted as Otala tingitana (Paladilhe, 1875) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Helix (Allognathus) Pilsbry, 1888 accepted as Allognathus Pilsbry, 1888 (original rank)
Subgenus Helix (Allolaemus) Pilsbry, 1895 † accepted as Campylaea (Allolaemus) Pilsbry, 1895 † represented as Campylaea H. Beck, 1837
Subgenus Helix (Amandana) Fagot, 1891 accepted as Xerocrassa (Amandana) Fagot, 1891 represented as Xerocrassa Monterosato, 1892
Subgenus Helix (Ammonoceras) L. Pfeiffer, 1855 accepted as Ammonoceras L. Pfeiffer, 1855 accepted as Happia Bourguignat, 1890 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Subgenus Helix (Ampelita) H. Beck, 1837 accepted as Ampelita H. Beck, 1837 (original rank)
1. Species Helix (Ampelita) alluaudi Dautzenberg, 1895 accepted as Ampelita alluaudi (Dautzenberg, 1895) (original combination)
2. Species Helix (Ampelita) campbelliana Pilsbry in Tryon, 1890 accepted as Ampelita gaudens var. campbelliana (Pilsbry in Tryon, 1890) (original combination)
3. Species Helix (Ampelita) clotho Deshayes, 1850 accepted as Ampelita clotho (Deshayes, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Species Helix (Ampelita) consanguinea Deshayes, 1850 accepted as Ampelita consanguinea (Deshayes, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
5. Species Helix (Ampelita) eurychila Crosse & P. Fischer, 1883 accepted as Ampelita sepulcralis (A. Férussac, 1821) (junior synonym)
6. Species Helix (Ampelita) gonostyla Ancey, 1882 accepted as Ampelita calypso (L. Pfeiffer, 1862) accepted as Ampelita basizona Mousson, 1882 (junior synonym)
7. Species Helix (Ampelita) granulosa Deshayes, 1850 accepted as Ampelita granulosa (Deshayes, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
8. Species Helix (Ampelita) lachesis Deshayes, 1850 accepted as Ampelita lachesis (Deshayes, 1850)
9. Species Helix (Ampelita) lamothei Dautzenberg, 1895 accepted as Ampelita lamothei (Dautzenberg, 1895)
10. Species Helix (Ampelita) lanciformis O. Boettger, 1889 accepted as Ampelita gaudens (Mabille, 1884) (junior synonym)
11. Species Helix (Ampelita) percyana E. A. Smith, 1880 accepted as Ampelita percyana (E. A. Smith, 1880) (original combination)
12. Species Helix (Ampelita) shavi E. A. Smith, 1879 accepted as Ampelita xystera (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) (junior synonym)
13. Species Helix (Ampelita) subatropos Dautzenberg, 1895 accepted as Ampelita subatropos (Dautzenberg, 1895) (original combination)
Subgenus Helix (Amphidoxa) Albers, 1850 accepted as Amphidoxa Albers, 1850 (original rank)
Subgenus Helix (Angrandiella) Ancey, 1886 accepted as Epiphragmophora (Angrandiella) Ancey, 1886 represented as Epiphragmophora Doering, 1875 (basionym)
Subgenus Helix (Anguispira) E. S. Morse, 1864 accepted as Anguispira E. S. Morse, 1864 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
1. Species Helix (Anguispira) idahoensis (uncertain)
Subgenus Helix (Archelix) Albers, 1850 accepted as Otala Schumacher, 1817 (objective junior synonym)
1. Species Helix (Archelix) pomiformis F. Sandberger, 1858 † accepted as Galactochiloides braunii (Thomä, 1845) † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
2. Species Helix (Archelix) pythiusensis Bofill & Aguilar-Amat, 1924 accepted as Iberellus pythiusensis (Bofill & Aguilar-Amat, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Helix (Archelix) tioukaensis Jodot, 1953 † accepted as Otala tioukaensis (Jodot, 1953) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Helix (Arianta) W. Turton, 1831 accepted as Arianta W. Turton, 1831 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Helix (Arianta) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Arianta arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Helix (Arionta) E. von Martens, 1860 accepted as Arianta W. Turton, 1831 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
1. Species Helix (Arionta) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Arianta arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted rank)
2. Species Helix (Arionta) arrosa W. G. Binney, 1858 accepted as Helminthoglypta arrosa arrosa (W. G. Binney, 1858)
3. Species Helix (Arionta) carpenteri Newcomb, 1861 accepted as Helminthoglypta carpenteri (Newcomb, 1861) (unaccepted combination)
4. Species Helix (Arionta) coloradoensis Stearns, 1891 accepted as Sonorella coloradoensis (Stearns, 1891) (original combination)
5. Species Helix (Arionta) kelleti [sic] accepted as Xerarionta kellettii (Forbes, 1850) (misspelling of original species name, Helix kellettii Forbes, 1850)
6. Species Helix (Arionta) magdalenensis Stearns, 1891 accepted as Sonorella magdalenensis (Stearns, 1890)
7. Species Helix (Arionta) elatior E. von Martens, 1868 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in more recent taxonomic literature currently undocumented)
8. Species Helix (Arionta) tardyi Delafond & Depéret, 1893 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Subgenus Helix (Ariophanta) Des Moulins, 1829 accepted as Ariophanta Des Moulins, 1829 (original rank)
Subgenus Helix (Aspasita) Westerlund, 1889 accepted as Aspasita Westerlund, 1889 (original rank)
Subgenus Helix (Atlasica) Pallary, 1917 accepted as Loxana Pallary, 1899 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subgenus Helix (Atopa) Albers, 1850 accepted as Corilla H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 (Invalid: junior homonym of Atopa Paykull, 1799 [Coleoptera])
Subgenus Helix (Aulacospira) Möllendorff, 1890 accepted as Aulacospira Möllendorff, 1890
1. Species Helix (Aulacospira) azpeitiae Hidalgo, 1890 accepted as Pseudostreptaxis azpeitiae (Hidalgo, 1890) (original combination)
Subgenus Helix (Axina) Albers, 1850 accepted as Anixa Pilsbry, 1895 (Invalid: junior homonym of Axina Kirby, 1819 [Coleoptera]; Anixa is a replacement name)
Subgenus Helix (Bradybaena) H. Beck, 1837 accepted as Bradybaena H. Beck, 1837 (original rank)
Subgenus Helix (Brazieria) Ancey, 1887 accepted as Brazieria Ancey, 1887 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Subgenus Helix (Buliminopsis) Heude, 1890 accepted as Buliminopsis Heude, 1890 accepted as Pseudobuliminus Gredler, 1886 (unaccepted rank)
1. Species Helix (Buliminopsis) chineensis Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909 accepted as Coccoderma chineensis (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909) accepted as Apoecus chineensis (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909) (basionym)
2. Species Helix (Buliminopsis) corti Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909 accepted as Coccoderma corti (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909) accepted as Apoecus corti (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909) (original combination)
3. Species Helix (Buliminopsis) straminea (Möllendorff, 1901) accepted as Ganesella straminea (Möllendorff, 1901) (unaccepted combination)
4. Species Helix (Buliminopsis) substraminea Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909 accepted as Ganesella substraminea (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909) (original combination)
Subgenus Helix (Bulimulus) Leach, 1814 accepted as Bulimulus Leach, 1814
1. Species Helix (Bulimulus) fourniersi A. d'Orbigny, 1837 accepted as Bulimulus fourniersi (A. d'Orbigny, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Helix (Bulimulus) turritellatus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) accepted as Bulimulus turritella (A. d'Orbigny, 1835)
Subgenus Helix (Bulimus) Bruguière, 1789 accepted as Bulimus Bruguière, 1789
1. Species Helix (Bulimus) broderipii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) accepted as Bulimus broderipii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) accepted as Plectostylus broderipii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
2. Species Helix (Bulimus) chilensis (Lesson, 1830) accepted as Plectostylus chilensis (Lesson, 1830) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Helix (Bulimus) lacunosa A. d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Megalobulimus lacunosus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Species Helix (Bulimus) longiseta S. Moricand, 1846 accepted as Protoglyptus longiseta (S. Moricand, 1846) (basionym)
5. Species Helix (Bulimus) micra A. d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Allopeas micra (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
6. Species Helix (Bulimus) montagnei A. d'Orbigny, 1837 accepted as Bulimulus montagnei (A. d'Orbigny, 1837) accepted as Bostryx torallii (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
7. Species Helix (Bulimus) munsterii A. d'Orbigny, 1838 accepted as Naesiotus munsterii (A. d'Orbigny, 1838) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
8. Species Helix (Bulimus) pentadina (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) accepted as Plekocheilus floccosus (Spix, 1827) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
9. Species Helix (Bulimus) poecila (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) accepted as Drymaeus poecilus (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
10. Species Helix (Bulimus) polymorpha A. d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Bocourtia bicolor (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
11. Species Helix (Bulimus) rivasii A. d'Orbigny, 1837 accepted as Naesiotus rivasii (A. d'Orbigny, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
12. Species Helix (Bulimus) santacruzii A. d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Megalobulimus santacruzii (A. d'Orbigny, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
13. Species Helix (Bulimus) unilamellata A. d'Orbigny, 1838 accepted as Leptinaria unilamellata (A. d'Orbigny, 1838) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Helix (Callicochlias) Agassiz, 1847 accepted as Calocochlea W. Hartmann, 1843 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
1. Species Helix (Callicochlias) annae O. Semper, 1862 accepted as Calocochlea festiva (Donovan, 1825)
2. Species Helix (Callicochlias) semirufa Albers, 1850 accepted as Helicostyla (Calocochlea) semirufa (Albers, 1850) (original combination)
Subgenus Helix (Callina) R. T. Lowe, 1855 accepted as Callina R. T. Lowe, 1855 (original rank)
Subgenus Helix (Calocochlea) W. Hartmann, 1843 accepted as Calocochlea W. Hartmann, 1843 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Helix (Calocochlea) festiva Donovan, 1825 accepted as Calocochlea festiva (Donovan, 1825) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Subgenus Helix (Camaena) Albers, 1850 accepted as Camaena Albers, 1850 (original rank)
1. Species Helix (Camaena) aureedensis Brazier, 1872 accepted as Figuladra aureedensis (Brazier, 1872) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Helix (Camaena) bairdi H. Adams, 1866 accepted as Satsuma bairdi (H. Adams, 1866) (original combination)
3. Species Helix (Camaena) barneyi J. C. Cox, 1873 accepted as Hadra barneyi (J. C. Cox, 1873) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Species Helix (Camaena) billeti H. Fischer, 1898 accepted as Camaena billeti (H. Fischer, 1898) (original combination)
5. Species Helix (Camaena) challisi J. C. Cox, 1873 accepted as Figuladra challisi (J. C. Cox, 1873) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
6. Species Helix (Camaena) cicatricosa (O. F. Müller, 1774) accepted as Camaena cicatricosa (O. F. Müller, 1774)
7. Species Helix (Camaena) contractiva Mabille, 1889 accepted as Aegistohadra contractiva (Mabille, 1889) (unaccepted combination)
8. Species Helix (Camaena) duporti Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909 accepted as Neotrachia duporti (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909) (basionym)
9. Species Helix (Camaena) editha A. Adams, 1868 accepted as Karaftohelix editha (A. Adams, 1868) (original combination)
10. Species Helix (Camaena) gabriellae Dautzenberg & d'Hammonville, 1887 accepted as Camaena gabriellae (Dautzenberg & d'Hammonville, 1887)
11. Species Helix (Camaena) graeseri Mousson, 1887 accepted as Bradybaena graeseri (Mousson, 1887) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original name)
12. Species Helix (Camaena) hainanensis H. Adams, 1870 accepted as Camaena hainanensis (H. Adams, 1870) (original combination)
13. Species Helix (Camaena) latilabris Möllendorff, 1874 accepted as Bradybaena latilabris (Möllendorff, 1874) (invalid; not H. Beck, 1838)
14. Species Helix (Camaena) lavezzarii Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1900 accepted as Camaena choboensis (Mabille, 1889) (synonym)
15. Species Helix (Camaena) lewisii E. A. Smith, 1878 accepted as Satsuma lewisii (E. A. Smith, 1878) (original combination)
16. Species Helix (Camaena) maackii Gerstfeldt, 1859 accepted as Karaftohelix maackii (Gerstfeldt, 1859) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
17. Species Helix (Camaena) medianus Legrand, 1871 accepted as Mulathena fordei (Brazier, 1871) (junior synonym)
18. Species Helix (Camaena) miranda A. Adams, 1868 accepted as Ainohelix blakeana (Newcomb, 1865) accepted as Karaftohelix blakeana (Newcomb, 1865) (junior synonym)
19. Species Helix (Camaena) mirifica Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909 accepted as Aegistohadra mirifica (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909) (original combination)
20. Species Helix (Camaena) noetlingi E. von Martens, 1897 accepted as Camaena noetlingi (E. von Martens, 1897) (original combination)
21. Species Helix (Camaena) patricia (L. Pfeiffer, 1859) accepted as Chloraea patricia (L. Pfeiffer, 1859) (unaccepted generic combination)
22. Species Helix (Camaena) praetermissi J. C. Cox, 1868 accepted as Figuladra appendiculata (Reeve, 1854) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
23. Species Helix (Camaena) pyrrhozona R. A. Philippi, 1845 accepted as Cathaica pyrrhozona (R. A. Philippi, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
24. Species Helix (Camaena) seraphinica Heude, 1890 accepted as Aegistohadra seraphinica (Heude, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
25. Species Helix (Camaena) serotina A. Adams, 1868 accepted as Ainohelix blakeana (Newcomb, 1865) accepted as Karaftohelix blakeana (Newcomb, 1865) (junior synonym)
26. Species Helix (Camaena) succincta H. Adams, 1866 accepted as Satsuma succincta (H. Adams, 1866) (original combination)
27. Species Helix (Camaena) vayssierei Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909 accepted as Camaena vayssierei (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1909) (original combination)
28. Species Helix (Camaena) vorvonga Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1900 accepted as Camaena vorvonga (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1900) (original combination)
29. Species Helix (Camaena) tchiliensis Möllendorff, 1875 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Subgenus Helix (Camaenopsis) Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1924 † accepted as Camaenopsis Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1924 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Helix (Camaenopsis) daguini Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1924 † accepted as Camaenopsis daguini (Dollfus & Dautzenberg, 1924) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Helix (Camena) E. von Martens, 1860 accepted as Camaena Albers, 1850 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Camaena)
1. Species Helix (Camena) congenita E. A. Smith, 1878 accepted as Euhadra congenita (E. A. Smith, 1878) (original combination)
2. Species Helix (Camena) constantiae H. Adams, 1870 accepted as Cathaica constantiae (H. Adams, 1870) (original combination)
3. Species Helix (Camena) congener E. A. Smith, 1878 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, basionym)
Subgenus Helix (Campylaea) H. Beck, 1837 accepted as Campylaea H. Beck, 1837
1. Species Helix (Campylaea) appeliana Mousson, 1876 accepted as Euomphalia aristata (Krynicki, 1836) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
2. Species Helix (Campylaea) choristochila O. Boettger, 1886 accepted as Josephinella choristochila (O. Boettger, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
3. Species Helix (Campylaea) cyclolabris Deshayes, 1840 accepted as Thiessea cyclolabris (Deshayes, 1840) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Species Helix (Campylaea) fabarensis Tuccimei, 1889 † accepted as Tacheocampylaea fabarensis (Tuccimei, 1889) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
5. Species Helix (Campylaea) krueperi O. Boettger, 1891 accepted as Josephinella krueperi (O. Boettger, 1891) (original combination)
6. Species Helix (Campylaea) macrostoma Rossmässler, 1837 accepted as Campylaea macrostoma (Rossmässler, 1837) (unaccepted combination)
7. Species Helix (Campylaea) narzanensis Krynicki, 1836 accepted as Fruticocampylaea narzanensis (Krynicki, 1836) (unaccepted combination)
8. Species Helix (Campylaea) planospira Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Campylaea planospira (Lamarck, 1822) (unaccepted combination)
9. Species Helix (Campylaea) pratensis L. Pfeiffer, 1846 accepted as Hesseola pratensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (unaccepted combination)
10. Species Helix (Campylaea) standfesti Penecke, 1891 † accepted as Pseudochloritis incrassata (Klein, 1853) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
11. Species Helix (Campylaea) tiesenhauseni Gredler, 1889 accepted as Campylaea (Oricampylaea) illyrica tiesenhauseni (Gredler, 1889) represented as Campylaea illyrica tiesenhauseni (Gredler, 1889) (original combination and rank)
12. Species Helix (Campylaea) toulai Schlosser, 1907 † accepted as Papillotopsis richarzi (Schlosser, 1907) † (subjective synonym)
13. Species Helix (Campylaea) trizona Rossmässler, 1835 accepted as Cattania trizona (Rossmässler, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
14. Species Helix (Campylaea) ussuriensis Westerlund, 1897 accepted as Karaftohelix ussuriensis (Westerlund, 1897) (original combination)
15. Species Helix (Campylaea) walteri O. Boettger, 1886 accepted as Liburnica hoffmanni walteri (O. Boettger, 1886) (basionym)
16. Species Helix (Campylaea) westerlundi Blanc, 1879 accepted as Metafruticicola naxiana (A. Férussac, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
17. Species Helix (Campylaea) cingulata S. Studer, 1820 represented as Helix cingulata S. Studer, 1820 accepted as Chilostoma cingulatum (S. Studer, 1820)
18. Species Helix (Campylaea) bozdagensis K. Ali-Zade, 1954 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
19. Species Helix (Campylaea) cyrensis K. Ali-Zade, 1954 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
20. Species Helix (Campylaea) haeterea Westerlund, 1894 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
21. Species Helix (Campylaea) maureliana Bourguignat, 1880 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
22. Species Helix (Campylaea) oetaea E. von Martens, 1889 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
23. Species Helix (Campylaea) ramoriniana Issel, 1867 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Subgenus Helix (Candidula) Kobelt, 1871 accepted as Candidula Kobelt, 1871 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Helix (Candidula) caroli Dohrn & Heynemann, 1862 accepted as Xerocrassa caroli (Dohrn & Heynemann, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Helix (Candidula) ordunensis Kobelt, 1883 accepted as Helicella ordunensis (Kobelt, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
Subgenus Helix (Cantareus) Risso, 1826 accepted as Cantareus Risso, 1826
1. Species Helix (Cantareus) apertus (Born, 1778) accepted as Cantareus apertus (Born, 1778)
Subgenus Helix (Caprinus) Montfort, 1810 accepted as Pleurodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
1. Species Helix (Caprinus) carriacouensis Trechmann, 1935 † accepted as Pleurodonte lehneri (Trechmann, 1935) † (subjective synonym)
2. Species Helix (Caprinus) lehneri Trechmann, 1935 † accepted as Pleurodonte lehneri (Trechmann, 1935) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Helix (Caracolina) H. Beck, 1837 accepted as Caracollina H. Beck, 1837 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
1. Species Helix (Caracolina) phacodes (Thomä, 1845) † accepted as Praeoestophorella phacodes (Thomä, 1845) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Helix (Caracolina) praelusitanica Roman, 1907 † accepted as Oestophora praelusitanica (Roman, 1907) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Helix (Caracolla) Albers, 1850 accepted as Caracolla Albers, 1850 accepted as Caracolus Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted rank)
1. Species Helix (Caracolla) anceps A. Gould, 1843 accepted as Holkeion anceps (A. Gould, 1843) (original combination)
2. Species Helix (Caracolla) caracolla Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Caracolus carocolla (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted combination; misspelling of original species name, Helix carocolla Linnaeus, 1758)
3. Species Helix (Caracolla) dealbata Broderip, 1841 accepted as Chloraea broderipii (L. Pfeiffer, 1842)
4. Species Helix (Caracolla) gabata A. Gould, 1843 accepted as Chloritis gabata (A. Gould, 1843) (basionym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Helix Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153970 on 2024-12-30

Taxonomic edit history

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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original description (of Glischrus S. Studer, 1820) Studer, S. (1820). Kurzes Verzeichnis der bis jetzt in unserm Vaterlande entdeckten Conchylien. Naturwissenschaftlicher Anzeiger der Allgemeinen Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften, 3 (11): 83-90; (12): 91-94. Bern [1 May; 1 June]. [reprinted as a separate work under the title: Systematisches Verzeichniss der bis jetzt bekannt gewordenen Schweizer-Conchylien. Bern (Stämpfli: 32 pp. > 5 April)]
page(s): 11 (reprint) [details]

original description (of Coenatoria Held, 1838) Held, F. (1837-1838). Notizen über die Weichthiere Bayerns. Isis (Oken), 30 (4): 303-309 (1837); 30 (12): 901-919 (1838). Leipzig., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27411580
page(s): 910 [details]

original description (of Helix (Pelasga) P. Hesse, 1908) Hesse, P. (1908). Kritische Fragmente. IV. Berichtigung einiger Namen. V. Helix berytensis Fér. und fourousi Bgt. VI. Bemerkungen über das Genus Theba Risso (Carthusiana Kob.). VI. Das Genus Helix Lam., s. str. (Helicogena Fér.). Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 40(3): 131-141. Frankfurt am Main [18 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15107358
page(s): 39 [details]

original description (of Cochlea Da Costa, 1778) Da Costa, E. M. (1778). Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, the British conchology; containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland: illustrated with figures. In English and French. - Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, la conchologie Britannique; contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande: avec figures en taille douce. En anglois & françois. i-xii, 1-254, i-vii, [1], Pl. I-XVII. London. (Millan, White, Emsley & Robson). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13116783
page(s): 67 [details]

original description (of Pseudofigulina P. Hesse, 1917) Hesse P. (1917). Kritische Fragmente. XVIII. Nochmals Nomenklaturfragen. XVIII. Ein neues Subgenus von Acme. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 49 (3): 122-124. Frankfurt am Main [2 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35619258
page(s): 123; note: unnecessary replacement name for Pelasga P. Hesse, 1908, not a junior homonym of Pelasgis Ragonot, 1890 [details]

original description (of Helicites W. Martin, 1809 †) Martin, W. (1809). Petrificata Derbiensia; or, figures and descriptions of petrifactions collected in Derbyshire, 28 pp., 52 pls. Wigan: Lyon. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51290649 [details]

original description (of Helix (Physospira) C. R. Boettger, 1914) Boettger, C. R. (1914). Zur Kenntnis der Landschneckengattung Cepaea Held. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 46 (3): 97-127, pl. 3. Frankfurt am Main [10 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15105226
page(s): 103 [details]

original description (of Helix (Pomatia) H. Beck, 1837) Beck, H. (1837-1838). Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici. 124 pp. Hafniae [Copenhagen]. Pp. 1-100 [1837]; 101-124 [1838]; Appendix: 1-8 [June 1837]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058074
page(s): 43 [details]

original description (of Helix (Tyrrhenaria) P. Hesse, 1918) Hesse, P. (1918). Kritische Fragmente. XIX. Helix jasonis Dubois. XX. Helix genezarethana Mss. XXI. Die Subfamilien Murellinae und Helicinae (Pentataenia Ad. Schmidt). Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 50(1): 34-40. Frankfurt am Main [19 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35618480
page(s): 38 [details]

original description (of Helix (Naegelea) P. Hesse, 1918) Hesse, P. (1918). Kritische Fragmente. XIX. Helix jasonis Dubois. XX. Helix genezarethana Mss. XXI. Die Subfamilien Murellinae und Helicinae (Pentataenia Ad. Schmidt). Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft. 50(1): 34-40. Frankfurt am Main [19 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35618480
page(s): 38 [details]

original description (of Helix (Aegaeohelix) Korábek & Hausdorf, 2023) Korábek, O.; Hausdorf, B. (2023). Unravelling the double Helix escherichi, with description of Helix ankae sp. nov. and a discussion of Maltzanella and the subgenera of Helix (Gastropoda: Helicidae). Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 152(2): 239-256., available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/arch.moll/152/239-256
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additional source Korábek O., Petrusek A., Neubert E. & Juřičková L. (2015). Molecular phylogeny of the genus Helix (Pulmonata: Helicidae). Zoologica Scripta. 44(3): 263-280., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12101 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Neubert, E. (2014). Revision of Helix Linnaeus, 1758 in its eastern Mediterranean distribution area, and reassignment of Helix godetiana Kobelt, 1878 to Maltzanella Hesse, 1917 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Helicidae). Contributions to Natural History, 26: 1-200. Bern [5 December]. [details] Available for editors

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subsequent type designation Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. Paris: Schoell. Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
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