Riccardoella helicis

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Tydeoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Acariformes Ordo: Trombidiformes Subordo: Prostigmata Cohort: Eupodina Superfamilia: Tydeoidea

Familia: Ereynetidae
Subfamilia: Riccardoellinae
Tribus: Riccardoellini
Genus: Riccardoella
Subgenus: Proriccardoella
Species: Riccardoella helicis

Name[edit]

The name of this taxon appears to be invalid under the relevant nomenclatural code, as it is a redundant synonym of Riccardoella (Proriccardoella) oudemansi.

Riccardoella helicis (Schrank, 1803)

Type locality: from "Weinbergschnecke" (= Helix pomatia), Bayern (Germany)
Holotype: ?

Synonyms[edit]

Objective synonyms[edit]

Acarus helicis, original combination
Riccardoella helicis, subsequent combination used by Fain & Van Goethem (1986: 125, 126)

Subjective synonyms[edit]

Riccardoella limacum, probably a sen. synonym according to Thor (1933: 66).
Riccardoella oudemansi, (probably a) sen. synonym according to Fain & Van Goethem (1986: 126, 130)

Notes[edit]

An "unsichere" (uncertain) species according to Thor (1933: 66).

References[edit]

Fain, A. & Van Goethem, J.L. 1986. Les acariens du genre Riccardoella Berlese, 1923 parasites du poumon de mollusques gastéropodes pulmonés terrestres. Acarologia 27: 125–140.
Schrank, F. von P., 1803. Acarus helicis Schr. Fauna Boica 31: 209.
Thor, S. 1933. Tydeidae, Ereynetidae. Das Tierreich 60: 1–84.