Theba

Theba is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails.

Description

Theba is the type genus of the tribe Thebini. The genus occurs in the Mediterranean Basin, in the Canary Islands, and in Morocco.

Species

Species within the genus Theba include:Theba andalusica Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987Theba arinagae Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987

† Theba cartaxensis Theba chudeaui Theba clausoinflata
† Theba costillae Hutterer, 1990 Theba geminata Theba grasseti Theba impugnata Theba lindneri Kittel, 2012Theba macandrewiana
† Theba milneedwardsi Theba orzolae Gittenberger & Ripken, 1985Theba pisana – type species
† Theba quintanellensis Theba sacchii Theba solimae Theba subdentata Theba tantanensis Hutterer, Greve & Haase, 2010

;Species brought into synonymy:Theba albocincta P. Hesse, 1912: synonym of Monacha albocincta Theba cemenelea Risso, 1826: synonym of Monacha cemenelea Theba compingtae Pallary, 1929: synonym of Monacha compingtae Theba dofleini P. Hesse, 1928: synonym of Monacha dofleini Theba hemitricha P. Hesse, 1914: synonym of Paratheba hemitricha : synonym of Monacha hemitricha Theba melitenensis P. Hesse, 1915: synonym of Monacha melitenensis Theba orientalis Hesse, 1914: synonym of Monacha samsunensis represented as Monacha samsunensis Theba pontica †: synonym of Monacha pontica †Theba rubella Risso, 1826: synonym of Monacha cemenelea Theba samsunensis : synonym of ''Monacha samsunensis''