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Monacha

Monacha is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae <small>Lindholm, 1927</small> of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Monacha includes western Europe, Central Europe, Mediterranean, Asia minor and Turkey (more than 50 species of Monacha), Georgia, Russia, Arabia, Iran, Azerbaijan (1 species). It is not in Armenia.

The greatest diversity of species is in the Pontic region.

Species

Species within the genus Monacha include:

The species Ashfordiana granulata (Alder, 1830) is often also grouped under the genus Monacha.

Taxon inquirendum:
  • Monacha talischana <small>(E. von Martens, 1880)</small>
Synonyms:
  • Monacha beieri <small>Klemm, 1962</small>: synonym of Monacha haussknechti <small>(O. Boettger, 1886)</small> (junior synonym)
  • Monacha fallax <small>A. J. Wagner, 1914</small>: synonym of Monachoides fallax <small>(A. J. Wagner, 1914)</small> (original combination)
  • Monacha ruffoi <small>Giusti, 1973</small>: synonym of Monacha pantanellii <small>(De Stefani, 1879)</small> (junior synonym)
  • Monacha tschegemica <small>Schileyko, 1988</small>: synonym of Paratheba roseni <small>(Hesse, 1914)</small>: synonym of Monacha roseni <small>(Hesse, 1914)</small> (junior synonym)

References

  • Pintér, L. (1977). Studien an Monacha (Gastropoda: Helicidae), I. Über die subgenerische Zugehörigkeit von Monacha gregaria (Rossmässler). Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 108: 53–55.
  • Nordsieck, H. (1993). Das System der paläarktischen Hygromiidae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Helicoidea). Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 122 (Zilch-Festschrift): 1-23. Frankfurt am Main
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
  • Holyoak, D. T. & Holyoak, G. A. (2018). A new genus Zenobiellina for Helix subrufescens Miller, 1822 (Hygromiidae), with description of a new congeneric species from northern Spain. Iberus. 36 (2): 133–147.

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