Sitala

Genus of gastropods

For the goddess from India, see Shitala Devi.

Sitala

Shell of Sitala aliceae (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Heterobranchia
Order:  | Stylommatophora
Family:  | Helicarionidae
Subfamily:  | Durgellinae
Tribe:  | Durgellini
Genus:  | Sitala
Adams, 1865[1]
Synonyms[2]

* Conulema Stoliczka, 1871
* Nanina (Liocystis) Mörch, 1872
* Nanina (Sitala) H. Adams, 1865
* Turrisitala Iredale, 1933

Sitala is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Durgellinae of the family Helicarionidae.[3]

Sitala is the type genus of the subfamily Sitalinae (which is a synonym of Durgellini.)[4]

## Species[edit]

Species within the genus Sitala include:

* Sitala acuta (Fischer-Piette & Salvat, 1966)
* Sitala acutecarinata Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1904
* Sitala ahitsitondronae Salvat, 1966
* Sitala aliceae Emberton & Pearce, 2000
* Sitala amabilis Fischer-Piette & Salvat, 1966
* Sitala ambovombeensis Fischer-Piette, Blanc, F. & Vukadinovic, 1974
* Sitala ampanasanensis Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1994
* Sitala anakasakasensis Fischer-Piette, Blanc, F. & Vukadinovic, 1974
* Sitala ankazobei Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1994
* Sitala antsingiana Fischer-Piette, Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1975
* Sitala arx (Benson, 1859)
* Sitala attegia (Benson, 1859)
* Sitala balliana Godwin-Austen, 1883
* Sitala bathiei (Fischer-Piette, Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1975)
* Sitala billeheusti (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864)
* Sitala brancsiki O. Boettger, 1892
* Sitala burchi K. C. Emberton, Slapcinsky, C. A. Campbell, Rakotondrazafy, Andriamiarison & J. D. Emberton, 2010
* Sitala celebica P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899
* Sitala celestinae Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
* Sitala champfauri Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1994
* Sitala circumfiliaris (Morelet, 1879)
* Sitala confinis (Möllendorff, 1901) (nomenclature: Sitala confinis (Blanford, 1865) and Sitala confinis (Möllendorff, 1901) are currently secondary homonyms but may end up in different genera and a replacement name may not be necessary) [3]
* Sitala confinis (W. T. Blanford, 1865)
* Sitala conradti Thiele, 1933
* Sitala crenicincta Godwin-Austen, 1883
* Sitala culmen (W. T. Blanford, 1865)
* Sitala culminis (Fischer-Piette & Salvat, 1966)
* Sitala decaryi Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1994
* Sitala delaportei Fischer-Piette, Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1975
* Sitala delphini (Fischer-Piette, Blanc, F. & Vukadinovic, 1974)
* Sitala denselirata (Preston, 1908)
* Sitala elegans Emberton & Pearce, 2000
* Sitala elevata (Fischer-Piette & Salvat, 1966)
* Sitala euconuliforma Emberton & Pearce, 2000
* Sitala everetti Godwin-Austen, 1891
* Sitala filomarginata O. Boettger, 1892
* Sitala frenesti Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1994
* Sitala gaudens Fischer-Piette & Salvat, 1966
* Sitala gaudialis Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1994
* Sitala globulosa (Möllendorff, 1900)
* Sitala gratulator (W. T. Blanford, 1865)
* Sitala gromatica Godwin-Austen, 1882
* Sitala grommatica Godwin-Austen, 1882
* Sitala haroldi Godwin-Austen, 1882
* Sitala hestia (Dohrn, 1882)
* Sitala hirsuta Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
* Sitala ilapiryae Emberton & Pearce, 2000
* Sitala infula (Benson, 1848)
* Sitala injussa (W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861)
* Sitala insularis Möllendorff, 1894
* Sitala intonsa Godwin-Austen, 1883
* Sitala jenynsi (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)[5]
* Sitala jeromi Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1994
* Sitala josephinae Emberton & Pearce, 2000
* Sitala kendrae Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
* Sitala kuiperi Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1994
* Sitala leroyi (Bourguignat, 1890)
* Sitala limata Godwin-Austen, 1882
* Sitala lincolni Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
* Sitala liricincta (Stolickzka, 1871)
* Sitala madecassina (Fischer-Piette & Salvat, 1966)
* Sitala mavo K. C. Emberton, Slapcinsky, C. A. Campbell, Rakotondrazafy, Andriamiarison & J. D. Emberton, 2010
* Sitala mazumbaiensis Verdcourt, 1977
* Sitala michellae Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
* Sitala minuta Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
* Sitala multivolvis Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1912
* Sitala nicklesi Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1994
* Sitala normalis (Iredale, 1933)
* Sitala ochthogyra (Möllendorff, 1901)
* Sitala operiens Sykes, 1898
* Sitala palmaria (Benson, 1864)
* Sitala patwrightae Emberton, 1994
* Sitala pealii Godwin-Austen, 1914
* Sitala phulongensis Godwin-Austen, 1882
* Sitala phyllophila (Benson, 1863)
* Sitala placita Godwin-Austen, 1883
* Sitala pyramidalis Sykes, 1898
* Sitala recondita Godwin-Austen, 1883
* Sitala rimicola (Benson, 1859)
* Sitala roedereri Fischer-Piette, Blanc, F. & Salvat, 1975
* Sitala sculptilis (Möllendorff, 1901)
* Sitala soa Emberton & Pearce, 2000
* Sitala soulaiana Fischer-Piette, Cauquoin & Testud, 1973
* Sitala srimani Godwin-Austen, 1882
* Sitala stanisici K. C. Emberton, Slapcinsky, C. A. Campbell, Rakotondrazafy, Andriamiarison & J. D. Emberton, 2010
* Sitala steudneri (Jickeli, 1874)
* Sitala subangulata (Möllendorff, 1901)
* Sitala subinjussa Godwin-Austen, 1914
* Sitala sublirata Godwin-Austen, 1882
* Sitala subnana Godwin-Austen, 1883
* Sitala tredi Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1994
* Sitala tricincta Saurin, 1953
* Sitala trochulus (Möllendorff, 1883)
* Sitala trosti Fischer-Piette, C. P. Blanc, F. Blanc & F. Salvat, 1994
* Sitala turrita Möllendorff, 1883
* Sitala uvida Godwin-Austen, 1883
* Sitala vaga Godwin-Austen, 1914
* Sitala vasihae Emberton & Pearce, 2000
* Sitala vulcania Blanford & Godwin-Austen, 1908
* Sitala zenkeri Thiele, 1931

## Species brought into synonymy[edit]

* Sitala accepta E. A. Smith, 1895: synonym of Kaliella accepta (E. A. Smith, 1895)
* Sitala angulifera Pilsbry & Hirase, 1905: synonym of Sitalina angulifera (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1905) (original combination)
* Sitala anthropophagorum Hedley, 1894: synonym of Durgellina anthropophagorum (Hedley, 1894) (original combination)
* Sitala apicata (W. T. Blanford, 1870): synonym of Euplecta apicata (W. T. Blanford, 1870) (unaccepted combination)
* Sitala bandongensis O. Boettger, 1890: synonym of Kaliella microconus (Mousson, 1865)
* Sitala baritensis E. A. Smith, 1893: synonym of Kaliella microconus (Mousson, 1865)
* Sitala bicarinata van Benthem Jutting, 1929: synonym of Philalanka tjibodasensis (Leschke, 1914) (junior synonym)
* Sitala bicincta Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1912: synonym of Ruthvenia bicincta (Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1912) (original combination)
* Sitala bilirata (W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861): synonym of Philalanka bilirata (W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861) (unaccepted combination)
* Sitala busauensis E. A. Smith, 1895: synonym of Kaliella busauensis (E. A. Smith, 1895) (original combination)
* Sitala capillacea Soós, 1911: synonym of Durgellina capillacea (Soós, 1911) (original combination)
* Sitala cara E. A. Smith, 1895: synonym of Kaliella barrakporensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1852)
* Sitala carinifera Stoliczka, 1873: synonym of Philalanka carinifera (Stoliczka, 1873) (original combination)
* Sitala carinigera Tapparone Canefri, 1886: synonym of Philalanka carinigera (Tapparone Canefri, 1886) (original combination)
* Sitala circumcincta (Reinhardt, 1883): synonym of Sitalina circumcincta (Reinhardt, 1883) (unaccepted combination)
* Sitala collinae E. A. Smith, 1898: synonym of Durgellina collinae (E. A. Smith, 1898)
* Sitala concavispira F. Haas, 1936: synonym of Afroconulus concavispira (F. Haas, 1936) (original combination)
* Sitala crenocarinata Schepman, 1918: synonym of Durgellina crenocarinata (Schepman, 1918) (original combination)
* Sitala demissa E. A. Smith 1895: synonym of Kaliella calculosa (Gould, 1852)
* Sitala diaphana Connolly, 1922: synonym of Afroconulus diaphanus (Connolly, 1922) (original combination)
* Sitala ditropis Quadras & Möllendorff, 1894: synonym of Kaliella ditropis (Quadras & Möllendorff, 1894) (superseded combination)
* Sitala dulcis E. A. Smith, 1895: synonym of Kaliella scandens (Cox, 1871)
* Sitala elatior Bavay & Dautzenberg, 1908: synonym of Thysanota conula (Blanford, 1865)
* Sitala febrilis (W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861): synonym of Philalanka febrilis (W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861) (unaccepted combination)
* Sitala fimbriosa Quadras & Möllendorff, 1894: synonym of Thysanota conula (Blanford, 1865)
* Sitala fragilis Schepman, 1919: synonym of Durgellina fragilis (Schepman, 1919) (original combination)
* Sitala gradata Schepman, 1919: synonym of Durgellina gradata (Schepman, 1919) (original combination)
* Sitala gunongensis Godwin-Austen, 1909: synonym of Helicarion gunongensis (Godwin-Austen, 1909) (original combination)
* Sitala hainanensis Möllendorff, 1887: synonym of Sitalina hainanensis (Möllendorff, 1887) (original combination)
* Sitala hirasei Pilsbry, 1905: synonym of Sitalina hirasei (Pilsbry, 1905) (original combination)
* Sitala homfrayi Godwin-Austen, 1895: synonym of Philalanka homfrayi (Godwin-Austen, 1895) (original combination)
* Sitala inaequisculpta E. A. Smith, 1895: synonym of Philalanka moluensis (E. A. Smith, 1893)
* Sitala infantilis E. A. Smith, 1895: synonym of Kaliella infantilis (E. A. Smith, 1895) (original combination)
* Sitala insignis Pilsbry & Hirase, 1904: synonym of Sitalina insignis (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1904) (original combination)
* Sitala iredalei Preston, 1912: synonym of Afroconulus iredalei (Preston, 1912) (original combination)
* Sitala javana Möllendorff, 1897: synonym of Kaliella microconus (Mousson, 1865)
* Sitala latissima Pilsbry, 1902: synonym of Sitalina latissima (Pilsbry, 1902) (original combination)
* Sitala lineolata Möllendorff, 1891: synonym of Liardetia lineolata (Möllendorff, 1891) (superseded combination)
* Sitala lorentzi Schepman, 1919: synonym of Durgellina lorentzi (Schepman, 1919) (original combination)
* Sitala moluensis E. A. Smith, 1893: synonym of Philalanka moluensis (E. A. Smith, 1893)
* Sitala mononema (Benson, 1853): synonym of Philalanka mononema (Benson, 1853) (unaccepted combination)
* Sitala niijimana Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1903: synonym of Parasitala niijimana (Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1903) (original combination)
* Sitala normani (E. A. Smith, 1889): synonym of Lamprocystis normani (E. A. Smith, 1889) (superseded combination)
* Sitala orchis Godwin-Austen, 1891: synonym of Kaliella doliolum (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
* Sitala oxyconus Möllendorff, 1894: synonym of Kaliella oxyconus (Möllendorff, 1894) (superseded combination)
* Sitala philippinarum Möllendorff, 1887: synonym of Liardetia philippinarum (Möllendorff, 1887) (original combination)
* Sitala propinqua Tapparone Canefri, 1886: synonym of Liardetia proqinqua (Tapparone Canefri, 1886) (original combination)
* Sitala pudica Gude, 1905: synonym of Liardetia scandens (Cox, 1872): synonym of Kaliella scandens (Cox, 1872) (junior synonym)
* Sitala quadricarinata Gude, 1917: synonym of Philalanka kusana (Aldrich, 1889)
* Sitala raricostulata E. A. Smith, 1893: synonym of Rahula raricostulata (E. A. Smith, 1893)
* Sitala rumbangensis E. A. Smith, 1895: synonym of Kaliella barrakporensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1852)
* Sitala singularis Godwin-Austen, 1891: synonym of Kaliella microconus (Mousson, 1865)
* Sitala striolata Möllendorff, 1901: synonym of Kaliella striolata (Möllendorff, 1901) (original combination)
* Sitala subbilirata Godwin-Austen, 1882: synonym of Philalanka subbilirata (Godwin-Austen, 1882) (original combination)
* Sitala subglobosa Soós, 1911: synonym of Durgellina subglobosa (Soós, 1911) (original combination)
* Sitala sublimis Hedley, 1897: synonym of Microcystina sublimis (Hedley, 1897) (original combination)
* Sitala sublineolata Möllendorff, 1902: synonym of Coneuplecta sublineolata (Möllendorff, 1902) (original combination)
* Sitala subscalaris Möllendorff, 1902: synonym of Queridomus subscalaris (Möllendorff, 1902) (original combination)
* Sitala tertiana (W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861): synonym of Philalanka tertiana (W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861)
* Sitala tjibodasensis Leschke, 1914: synonym of Philalanka tjibodasensis (Leschke, 1914) (original combination)
* Sitala tricarinata (W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861): synonym of Philalanka tricarinata (W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861) (unaccepted combination)
* Sitala tripilaris Gredler, 1890: synonym of Euplecta tripilaris (Gredler, 1890) (original combination)
* Sitala ultima Pilsbry & Hirase, 1909: synonym of Parasitala ultima (Hirase, 1908)
* Sitala urguessensis Connolly, 1925: synonym of Afroconulus urguessensis (Connolly, 1925) (original combination)
* Sitala vagata E. A. Smith, 1903: synonym of Kaliella vagata (E. A. Smith, 1903) (original combination)
* Sitala wilcoxi (Cox, 1865): synonym of Coneuplecta calculosa (A. Gould, 1852) (junior synonym)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Adams H. (1865). In: Wallace A. R. (1865). "List of the Land shells collected by Mr. Wallace in the Malay Archipelago, with Descriptions of the New Species by Mr. Henry Adams". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865: 405-416. page 408.
2. ^ Bank, R.; Bouchet, P. (2017). Sitala H. Adams, 1865. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=868300 on 2017-11-05
3. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Sitala H. Adams, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=868300 on 2022-06-16
4. ^ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
5. ^ Rowson B., Warren B. H. & Ngereza C. F. (2010). "Terrestrial molluscs of Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, and its status as an "oceanic" island". ZooKeys 70: 1-39. doi:10.3897/zookeys.70.762.

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

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* Wallace, A. R. (1865). List of the land shells collected by Mr. Wallace in the Malay Archipelago, with descriptions of the new species by Mr. Henry Adams. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 405-416, pl. 21
* Stoliczka, F. (1871). Notes on terrestrial Mollusca from the neighbourhood of Moulmein (Tenasserim Provinces), with descriptions of new species. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Part II, 40 (3): 217-259, pl. 15-19. Calcutta
* Mörch, O. A. L. (1872). Catalogue de Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles des anciennes colonies danoises du golfe du Bengale. Journal de Conchyliologie. 20 (4): 303-327
* Iredale, T. (1933). Systematic notes on Australian land shells. Records of the Australian Museum. 19(1): 37-59.
* Godwin-Austen, H. H. (1882-1920). Land and freshwater Mollusca of India, including South Arabia, Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Burmah, Pegu, Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula, Ceylon, and other islands of the Indian Ocean. Supplementary to Messrs. Theobald and Hanley's Conchologia Indica. London, Taylor & Francis.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q7531614
* BOLD: 276042
* CoL: 7PGXJ
* GBIF: 2296881
* iNaturalist: 92091
* IRMNG: 1197300
* NCBI: 2052461
* WoRMS: 868300

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