Rhachistia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Cerastidae.
The genus Rhachistia is found in Eastern Africa and Asia.
Species
Species in the genus Rhachistia include:
- Rhachistia adumbratus <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1855)</small>
- Rhachistia aldabrae <small>(von Martens, 1898)</small> - Aldabra banded snail - assumed extinct since 2000, small population found 2014
- Rhachistia bengalensis <small>(Lamarck, 1822)</small>
- Rhachistia boehmi <small>(E. von Martens, 1895)</small>
- Rhachistia braunsii <small>(von Martens, 1869)</small> (synonym: Rhachidina braunsi <small>(von Martens, 1869)</small>)
- Rhachistia catenata <small>(E. von Martens, 1860)</small>
- Rhachistia chiradzuluensis <small>(E.A. Smith, 1899)</small>
- Rhachistia conformalis <small>Sutcharit, Naggs & Panha, 2010</small>
- Rhachistia dubiosa <small>(Sturany, 1898)</small>
- Rhachistia erlangeri <small>(Kobelt, 1910)</small>
- Rhachistia festiva <small>(Connolly, 1925)</small>
- Rhachistia ganalensis <small>(Kobelt, 1910)</small>
- Rhachistia hildebandti <small>(von Martens, 1878)</small>
- Rhachistia histrio <small>(Pfeiffer, 1855)</small>
- Rhachistia infracincta <small>(Gould, 1850)</small>
- Rhachistia lilacina <small>Connolly, 1930</small>
- Rhachistia melanacme <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1855)</small>
- Rhachistia moluensis <small>(Kobelt, 1910)</small>
- Rhachistia mozambicensis <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1846)</small>
- Rhachistia picturata <small>(Morelet, 1889)</small>
- Rhachistia praetermissa <small>(W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861)</small>
- Rhachistia pulchra <small>(Gray, 1825)</small>
- Rhachistia rhodotaenia <small>(von Martens, 1901)</small> - type species of the genus Rhachistia
- Rhachistia rochebruniana <small>(Bourguignat, 1883)</small>
- Rhachistia rorkorensis <small>(Kobelt, 1910</small>)
- Rhachistia sanguinea <small>(Benson, 1857)</small>
- Rhachistia spilogramma <small>(E. von Martens, 1860)</small>
- Rhachistia sticta <small>(E. von Martens, 1860)</small>
- Rhachistia sulphurea <small>(Tomlin & Peile, 1930)</small>
- Rhachistia trutta <small>(W. T. Blanford, 1866)</small>
- Rhachistia vesiculata <small>(Benson, 1859)</small>
Synonyms:
- Rhachistia praetermissus <small>(W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861)</small>: synonym of Rhachistia praetermissa <small>(W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861)</small> (incorrect gender ending)
- Rhachistia pulcher <small>(Gray, 1825)</small>: synonym of Rhachistia pulchra <small>(Gray, 1825)</small> (incorrect gender ending)
- Rhachistia sanguineus <small>(Benson, 1857)</small>: synonym of Rhachistia sanguinea <small>(Benson, 1857</small>) (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Rhachistia vesiculatus <small>(Benson, 1859)</small>: synonym of Rhachistia vesiculata<small> (Benson, 1859) </small> (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
References
- Connolly, M. (1925). The non-marine Mollusca of Portuguese East Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 12 (3): 105âÂÂ220, pl. 4âÂÂ8. Cape Town.
- Tomlin, J.R.; Peile, A.J. (1930). Eorrhachis a new genus of bulimoild snails. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 19: 153-154
- Iredale, T. (1933). Systematic notes on Australian land shells. Records of the Australian Museum. 19(1): 37-59
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