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Helix asemnis Bourguignat, 1860

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Helix asemnis Bourguignat, 1860
Name authority
Bourguignat, 1860
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Family
Helicidae
Genus
Helix
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumMollusca
  4. classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
  5. subclassHeterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
  6. infraclassEuthyneura Spengel, 1881
  7. subterclassTectipleura
  8. superorderEupulmonata Haszprunar & Huber, 1990
  9. infraorderHelicoidei
  10. familyHelicidae Rafinesque, 1815
  11. subfamilyHelicinae Rafinesque, 1815
  12. tribeHelicini Rafinesque, 1815
  13. genusHelix Linnaeus, 1758
  14. speciesHelix asemnis Bourguignat, 1860

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Helix. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Helix borealis Mousson, 1859HelicidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 29 records assigned to Helicidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Helix (Pomatia) adanensis Kobelt, 1896 Kobelt, 1896synonym
Helix (Pomatia) infidelium Kobelt, 1896 Kobelt, 1896synonym
Helix (Pomatia) moabitica O. Goldfuss, 1893 O. Goldfuss, 1893synonym
Helix nilotica Bourguignat, 1863 Bourguignat, 1863synonym
Helix solida Albers, 1860 Albers, 1860ambiguous synonym
Helix (Helicogena) adanensis globulosa Kobelt, 1904 Kobelt, 1904synonym
Helix (Helicogena) ciliciana pompeji Kobelt, 1904 Kobelt, 1904synonym
Helix pachya riebecki Kobelt, 1904 Kobelt, 1904synonym
Helix (Pomatia) adanensis var. plicata Nägele, 1903 Nägele, 1903synonym
Helix asemnis var. plicata "Nägele, 1903" "Nägele, 1903"synonym
Helix asemnis var. venusta E. von Martens, 1889 E. von Martens, 1889synonym
Helix nucula var. mersinae Kobelt, 1896 Kobelt, 1896synonym
Helix ciliciana Kobelt, 1895 Kobelt, 1895synonym
Helix pleurorinia Kobelt, 1895 Kobelt, 1895synonym
Helix (Helix) asemnis Bourguignat, 1860 Bourguignat, 1860synonym
Helix (Helicogena) adanensis Kobelt, 1896 Kobelt, 1896synonym
Helix (Helicogena) ciliciana Kobelt, 1904 Kobelt, 1904synonym
Helix (Pomatia) baristata Kobelt, 1895 Kobelt, 1895synonym
Helix (Pomatia) pericalla Kobelt & Rolle, 1896 Kobelt & Rolle, 1896synonym
Helix equitum Bourguignat, 1876 Bourguignat, 1876synonym
Pomatia blumi Kobelt, 1903 Kobelt, 1903synonym
Helix (Helicogena) adanensis pyrami Kobelt, 1904 Kobelt, 1904synonym
Helix (Helicogena) ciliciana pleurorinia Kobelt, 1904 Kobelt, 1904synonym
Helix (Pomatia) moabitica blanckenhorni Kobelt, 1904 Kobelt, 1904synonym
Helix pachya kossenae Kobelt, 1904 Kobelt, 1904synonym
Helix (Pomatia) adanensis var. incrassata Nägele, 1903 Nägele, 1903synonym
Helix (Pomatia) adanensis var. sarica Kobelt, 1896 Kobelt, 1896synonym
Helix asemnis var. homerica E. von Martens, 1889 E. von Martens, 1889synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Bourguignat, J.-R. (1860). Aménités Malacologiques. § LXXXIII. Catalogue des coquilles européennes appartenant au groupe des Helix pomatia, ligata, etc... Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, (2) 12 (2): 71–75, pls 3–4; (2) 12 (4): 154–166, pls 5, 6 fig. 7–9; (2) 12 (7): pl. 7–8. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3KDV8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.