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Gulella

Gulella is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.

Until recently, species which are now in the genus Costigulella were included here.

Distribution

Distribution of the genus Gulella include:

Species

Species within the large genus Gulella include:

Synonyms:

  • Gulella amboniensis : synonym of Juventigulella amboniensis <small>(Tattersfield, 1998)</small> (original combination)
  • Gulella avakubiensis <small>Pilsbry, 1919</small>: synonym of Avakubia avakubiensis <small>(Pilsbry, 1919)</small> (superseded combination)
  • Gulella caryatis diabensis <small>Connolly, 1939</small>: synonym of Gulella diabensis <small>Connolly, 1939</small> (original combination)
  • Gulella conospira <small>(Martens, 1892)</small>: synonym of Conogulella conospira <small>(E. von Martens, 1892)</small> (superseded combination)
  • Gulella cuspidata <small>Verdcourt, 1962</small>: synonym of Dadagulella cuspidata <small>(Verdcourt, 1962)</small> (original combination)
  • Gulella foliifera <small>(E. von Martens, 1895)</small>: synonym of Primigulella foliifera <small>(E. von Martens, 1895)</small> (superseded combination)
  • Gulella grossa <small>(E. von Martens, 1892)</small>: synonym of Primigulella grossa <small>(E. von Martens, 1892)</small> (superseded combination)
  • Gulella kuiperi <small>de Winter, 2007</small>: synonym of Silvigulella kuiperi <small>(De Winter, 2006)</small> (basionym)
  • Gulella linguifera <small>(Martens, 1895)</small>: synonym of Primigulella linguifera <small>(E. von Martens, 1895)</small> (superseded combination)
  • Gulella ndamanyiluensis]] <small>Venmans, 1956</small>: synonym of Primigulella ndamanyiluensis <small>(Venmans, 1956)</small> (original combination)
  • Gulella osborni <small>Pilsbry, 1919</small>: synonym of Silvigulella osborni <small>(Pilsbry, 1919)</small> (original combination)
  • Gulella pupa <small>(Thiele, 1911)</small>: synonym of Pupigulella pupa <small>(Thiele, 1911)</small> (superseded combination)
  • Gulella selene <small>van Bruggen & van Goethem, 1999</small>: synonym of Dadagulella selene <small>(van Bruggen & Van Goethem, 1999)</small> (original combination)
  • Gulella thomasseti is a synonym for Glabrennea thomasseti (Sykes, 1909)
  • Gulella usambarica <small>K. L. Pfeiffer, 1952</small>: synonym of Gulella ludwigi <small>Verdcourt & Venmans, 1953</small> (junior secondary homonym of Gulella usambarica <small>(Craven, 1880)</small>; Gulella ludwigi <small>Verdcourt & Venmans, 1953</small> is a replacement name)
  • Gulella usambarica <small>(Craven, 1880)</small>: synonym of Primigulella usambarica <small>(Craven, 1880)</small> (superseded combination)

References

  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: 16 July 2017

Further reading

  • Connolly, M. (1922). Notes on African non-marine Mollusca, with descriptions of many new species. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (9) 10 (59): 485–517, pl. 14. London.
  • Burnup H. C. (1925). "On some South African Gulellae, with descriptions of new species and varieties. Part 1." Annals of the Natal Museum 5: 101–158; pls. 8–9.
  • Pilsbry, H.A. & Cockerell, T.D.A. (1933). African Mollusca, chiefly from the Belgian Congo. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1933: 365–375.
  • Verdcourt B. (1985). "New taxa of Gulella L. Pfr. and Ptychotrema Mörch (Mollusca, Streptaxidae) from Eastern Africa". Journal of Conchology 32(1): 109–122. abstract.
  • Rowson B. & Herbert D.G. (2016). The type species and circumscription of the species-rich Afrotropical snail genus Gulella L. Pfeiffer, 1856, based on anatomical and mtDNA data (Mollusca: Eupulmonata: Streptaxidae). Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 145(1): 69–84. page(s): 76

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