Galeata (gastropod)
| Galeata | |
|---|---|
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| Galeata schwerzenbachii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Clausiliidae |
| Subfamily: | Clausiliinae |
| Tribe: | Mentissoideini |
| Genus: | Galeata O. Boettger, 1877 |
| Type species | |
| Clausilia galeata Rossmässler, 1839 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Galeata (from Latin galeāta, "helmeted")[2] is a West Asian genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Clausiliidae, commonly known as door snails.[1][3] The genus is mainly recorded from Anatolia, including north-western, northern, and southern Turkey.[4]
Like other clausiliids, members of the genus have slender, sinistral (left-coiling) shells and a specialised internal closing apparatus, the clausilium.[3]
Taxonomy
Galeata was established by Oskar Boettger in 1877. Its type species, Clausilia galeata Rossmässler, 1839, is currently accepted as Galeata galeata (Rossmässler, 1839).[1]
Several names have been associated with the genus or with taxa now placed in it. Clausilia (Galeata) was originally used as a subgeneric combination. Pleioptychia A. J. Wagner, 1913 was proposed for Clausilia (Euxina) cilicica. Plistoptychia Lindholm, 1924 was afterwards proposed as a replacement name for the preoccupied Pleioptychia.[4] These names are now regarded as synonyms of Galeata.[1]
Galeata antiochica was originally described as Cristataria strangulata antiochica Schütt, 1993, and was later listed under Galeata.[4]
Species
The following species are accepted in the genus[1]
| Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|
| Galeata amanica H. Nordsieck, 2004 |
Turkey (Hatay Province, Payas-Hassa area)[5] |
| Galeata antiochica (Schütt, 1993) |
Turkey (Hatay Province, near İskenderun)[4] |
| Galeata cilicica (Nägele, 1902) |
Turkey (southern Anatolia; Kozan area, Adana Province)[4] |
| Galeata galeata (Rossmässler, 1839) |
Turkey (southern Anatolia; Gülek area); type locality historically cited as "Syria near Baalbek" (modern Lebanon)[4][6] |
| Galeata schwerzenbachii (L. Pfeiffer, 1848) |
Turkey (north-western Anatolia and the Black Sea Region, doubtful record from southern Anatolia)[4] |
| Galeata tumluensis H. Nordsieck, 1994 |
Turkey (Adana Province, Tumlu Castle near Sağkaya)[6] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Galeata O. Boettger, 1877". MolluscaBase. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ Eckel, P. M. "galeatus,-a,-um". A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- 1 2 Nordsieck, H. "Family Clausiliidae". hnords.de. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bank, R. A.; Menkhorst, H. P. M. G. (1994). "Katalog der rezenten Clausiliidae (exkl. Gattung Albinaria) der Türkei (Gastropoda, Pulmonata)" (PDF). Deinsea. 1: 85–122. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ Nordsieck, H. (2004). "Türkische Clausiliidae, III: Neue Arttaxa der Unterfamilien Alopiinae und Mentissoideinae aus Anatolien (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A (Biologie). 670: 1–28. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- 1 2 Nordsieck, H. (1994). "Türkische Clausiliidae, II: Neue Taxa der Unterfamilien Serrulininae und Mentissoideinae in Anatolien (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A. 513: 1–36. Retrieved 24 June 2026.