This list of gastropods described in the 2000s is a list of new species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 (and other new taxa) of gastropod mollusks (i.e. snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and land) that were described

Species description

A species description or type description is a formal description of a newly discovered species, usually in the form of a scientific paper. Its purpose is to give a clear description of a new species of organism and explain how it differs from species which have been described previously, or are...

 for the first time in the scientific literature during the time span from the year 2000 to the year 2009.

The number of newly described gastropod is enormous. For example in A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca (this includes all classes of molluscs, not only gastropods) there are 718 new records from this time span, which total unfortunately includes a number of synonyms

Synonym (taxonomy)

In scientific nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that is or was used for a taxon of organisms that also goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name to the Norway spruce, which he called Pinus abies...

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Please note that the overview presented in the following is not complete.

2000

New species

• Albinaria latelamellaris
  Albinaria latelamellaris
  Albinaria latelamellaris is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails.- External links :...
  
  Neubert, Örstan & Welter-Schultes, 2000
• Abyssochrysos xouthos
  Abyssochrysos xouthos
  Abyssochrysos xouthos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Abyssochrysidae....
  
  Killeen & Oliver, 2000
• Bythinella bertrandi Bernasconi, 2000
• Bythinella jourdei Bernasconi, 2000
• Bythinella lalindei Bernasconi, 2000 a synonym
  Synonym (taxonomy)
  In scientific nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that is or was used for a taxon of organisms that also goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name to the Norway spruce, which he called Pinus abies...
  
   for Bythinella bicarinata
  Bythinella bicarinata
  Bythinella bicarinata is a species of very small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae.- Shell description :...
  
  
• Bythinella pujolensis Bernasconi, 2000
• Bythinella rondelaudi Bernasconi, 2000
• Bythinella troyana Bernasconi, 2000
• Bythinella vimperei Bernasconi, 2000
• Halgerda batangas
  Halgerda batangas
  Halgerda batangas is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.- Distribution :...
  
  (Carlson & Hoff, 2000)
• Strombus praeraninus Kronenberg & Dekker, 2000 - nomen novum
  Nomen novum
  In biological nomenclature, a nomen novum , new replacement name is a technical term...
  
  

2001

New species

• Aukena endodonta Bouchet & Abdou, 2001 - extinct species from Gambier Islands
  Gambier Islands
  There was a time when the Gambiers hosted a population of several thousand people and traded with other island groups including the Marquesas, the Society Islands and Pitcairn Islands...
  
  . The subgenus Aukena H. B. Baker, 1940 elevated to genus level.
• Chicoreus (Siratus) guionetti Merle, Garrigues & Pointier, 2001
• Chicoreus monicae
  Chicoreus monicae
  Chicoreus monicae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
  
  Bozzetti, 2001
• Chicoreus setionoi
  Chicoreus setionoi
  Chicoreus setionoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
  
  Houart, 2001
• Chicoreus vokesae Macsotay & Campos, 2001
• Circassina lasistana Hausdorf, 2001
• Circassina pergranulata Hausdorf, 2001
• Circassina septentrionalis Hausdorf, 2001
• Crysomallon squamiferum Van Dover et al., 2001, common name
  Common name
  A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
  
   the scaly-foot gastropod
  Scaly-foot gastropod
  Crysomallon squamiferum, common name the scaly-foot gastropod, is a species of deep sea hydrothermal vent snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peltospiridae.- Habitat :...
  
  , is the only known animal that uses iron sulfides as armor.
• Conus anabelae
  Conus anabelae
  Conus anabelae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or...
  
  Rolán & Röckel , 2001
• Conus babaensis
  Conus babaensis
  Conus babaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or...
  
  Rolán & Röckel , 2001
• Conus empressae
  Conus empressae
  Conus empressae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or...
  
  Lorenz, 2001
• Conus tenuilineatus
  Conus tenuilineatus
  Conus tenuilineatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully...
  
  Rolán & Röckel , 2001
• Ena menkhorsti Hausdorf & Bank, 2001
• Ena dazimonensis Hausdorf & Bank, 2001
• Epitonium oliverioi Bonfitto & Sabelli, 2001
• Ercolania selva Ortea & Espinosa, 2001
• Gabbia: 17 new species. Winston Ponder
  Winston Ponder
  Winston F. Ponder B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D, D.Sc. is a noted malacologist from New Zealand who has named and described many marine animals, especially micromolluscs. He is a graduate of the University of Auckland, New Zealand....
  
   described 17 new species from the genus Gabbia from Australia.
• Kessneria papillosa Walker & Ponder, 2001
• Rostanga elandsia Garovoy, Valdés & Gosliner, 2001
• Rostanga aureamala Garovoy, Valdés & Gosliner, 2001
• Rostanga phepha Garovoy, Valdés & Gosliner, 2001
• Thais keluo
  Thais keluo
  Thais keluo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
  
  Tan & Liu, 2001

Other taxa

• tribe Spirovallini Waterhouse, 2001 of the family Eotomariidae
  Eotomariidae
  Eotomariidae is an extinct family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda .- Taxonomy :...
  
  

2002

New species

• Brotia praetermissa Köhler & Glaubrecht, 2002
• Buccinum thermophilum
  Buccinum thermophilum
  Buccinum thermophilum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
  
  Harasewych & Kantor, 2002
• Bythinella bouloti
  Bythinella bouloti
  Bythinella bouloti is a species of very small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae.As of 2002, no living animals had been found. Empty shells were used as the basis for the species description.- Distribution :...
  
  Girardi, Bichain & Wienin, 2002
• Bythinella galerae
  Bythinella galerae
  Bythinella galerae is a species of very small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae.As of 2002, no living animals had been found. Empty shells were used as the basis for the species description.- Distribution :...
  
  Girardi, Bichain & Wienin, 2002
• Bythinella wawrzineki Bernasconi, 2002
• Calma gobioophaga Calado & Urgorri, 2002
• Chicoreus guionneti Merle, Garrigues & Pointier, 2002
• Diaphana haini Linse & Schiøtte, 2002
• Eremopyrgus elegans Hershler, Liu & Landye 2002

2003

New species

• Benthobia atafona
  Benthobia atafona
  Benthobia atafona is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudolividae....
  
  Simone, 2003
• Benthobia complexirhyna
  Benthobia complexirhyna
  Benthobia complexirhyna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudolividae....
  
  Simone, 2003
• Benthobia sima
  Benthobia sima
  Benthobia sima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudolividae....
  
  Simone, 2003
• Benthobia tornatilis
  Benthobia tornatilis
  Benthobia tornatilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudolividae....
  
  Simone, 2003
• Bythinella geisserti Boeters & Falkner, 2003
• Hirtudiscus boyacensis Hausdorf, 2003
• Hirtudiscus comatus Hausdorf, 2003
• Hirtudiscus curei Hausdorf, 2003
• Palmulacypraea
  Palmulacypraea
  Palmulacypraea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries -Species:Species within the genus Austrasiatica include: * Palmulacypraea katsuae...
  
  Meyer, 2003
• Phyllodesmium parangatum
  Phyllodesmium parangatum
  Phyllodesmium parangatum is a species of small sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.The specific name parangatum refers to words "parang gatas" from Filipino language, that points to its milky color...
  
  Ortiz & Gosliner, 2003
• Tritonia bollandi
  Tritonia bollandi
  Tritonia bollandi is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.- Distribution :Its type locality is Seragaki Tombs, Okinawa. It is known also from Indonesia and from Singapore....
  
  Smith & Gosliner, 2003
• Tylomelania bakara Von Rintelen & Glaubrecht, 2003
• Tylomelania kruimeli Von Rintelen & Glaubrecht, 2003
• Tylomelania helmuti Von Rintelen & Glaubrecht, 2003

Other taxa

• subfamily Depressizoninae Geiger, 2003. It was considered a synonym of Scissurellinae according to Bouchet & Rocroi 2005, but in 2009 it was updated to family level Depressizonidae.

• tribe Bistolidini C. Meyer, 2003 in the Cypraeidae
  Cypraeidae
  Cypraeidae, common name the cowries , is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.-Shell description:...
  
  
• tribe Isandini Hickman, 2003 in the Umboiniinae, Trochidae
  Trochidae
  The Trochidae, common name top snails, are a taxonomic family of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda ....
  
  .
• genus Contradusta
  Contradusta
  Contradusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Species:Species within the genus Contradusta include: * Contradusta bregeriana * Contradusta walkeri...
  
  Meyer, 2003
• genus Cryptocypraea Meyer, 2003
• genus Jagora
  Jagora
  Jagora is a genus of freshwater snails which have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pachychilidae.- Distribution :This genus is endemic to the Philippines.- Species :Species within the genus Jagora include:...
  
  Köhler & Glaubrecht, 2003

2004

New species

• Chicoreus allaryi
  Chicoreus allaryi
  Chicoreus allaryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
  
  Houart, Quiquandon & Briano, 2004
• Harmozica occidentalis Hausdorf, 2004
• Incidostoma tupy Simone, 2004
• Phyllodesmium jakobsenae
  Phyllodesmium jakobsenae
  Phyllodesmium jakobsenae is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.The specific name jakobsenae is in honor of diver and donator of marine slugs research Mrs...
  
  Burghardt & Wägele, 2004
• Pomacea curumim Simone, 2004
• Vitrea vereae
  Vitrea vereae
  Vitrea vereae is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pristilomatidae....
  
  Irikov, Georgiev & Riedel, 2004

from Visaya 1(1):

• Calliostoma guphili
  Calliostoma guphili
  Calliostoma guphili is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae....
  
  
• Calliostoma philippei
  Calliostoma philippei
  Calliostoma philippei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae....
  
  
• Calliostoma vilvensi
  Calliostoma vilvensi
  Calliostoma vilvensi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae....
  
  
• Tectus magnificus
  Tectus magnificus
  Tectus magnificus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
  
  
• Cypraea leucodon
  Cypraea leucodon
  Cypraea leucodon, common name the white-toothed cowry, is a rare cowry, a species of sea snail, or marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.This species can be found from the Philippines and New Guinea to the Indian Ocean....
  
   leucodon forma escotio - new form
• Conus frausseni
  Conus frausseni
  Conus frausseni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or...
  
  
• Conus grohi
  Conus grohi
  Conus grohi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not...
  
  
• Conus terryni
  Conus terryni
  Conus terryni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not...
  
  
• Engina ignicula
  Engina ignicula
  Engina ignicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
  
  
• Nassaria perlata
  Nassaria perlata
  Nassaria perlata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
  
  

from Visaya 1(2):

• Conus medoci
  Conus medoci
  Conus medoci is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not...
  
  
• Conus chiapponorum
  Conus chiapponorum
  Conus chiapponorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully...
  
  
• Conus vulcanus
  Conus vulcanus
  Conus vulcanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or...
  
  
• Conus claudiae
  Conus claudiae
  Conus claudiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or...
  
  
• Conus isabelarum
  Conus isabelarum
  Conus isabelarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or...
  
  
• Conus crioulus
  Conus crioulus
  Conus crioulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or...
  
  
• Conus suduirauti
  Conus suduirauti
  Conus suduirauti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or...
  
  
• Physella winnipegensis

2005

New species

• Chicoreus franchii
  Chicoreus franchii
  Chicoreus franchii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
  
  Cossignani, 2005
• Engina goncalvesi
  Engina goncalvesi
  Anna goncalvesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
  
  Coltro, 2005
• Engina janowskyi
  Engina janowskyi
  Engina janowskyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
  
  Coltro, 2005
• Fasciolaria agatha
  Fasciolaria agatha
  Fasciolaria agatha is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
  
  Simone & Abbate, 2005
• Lilloiconcha costulata Hausdorf, 2005
• Lilloiconcha laevigata Hausdorf, 2005
• Patelloida ryukyuensis
  Patelloida ryukyuensis
  Patelloida ryukyuensis is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
  
  Nakano & Ozawa, 2005
• Robertsiella silvicola Attwood, Lokman & Ong, 2005
• Tambja gabrielae
  Tambja gabrielae
  Tambja gabrielae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.-Distribution:This species is found in Sulawesi , Philippines and Papua New Guinea.-Description:...
  
  Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2005
• Tambja tentaculata Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2005
• Tambja victoriae Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2005
• Tambja zulu Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2005

from Visaya 1(3):

• Guildfordia superba
  Guildfordia superba
  Guildfordia superba is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
  
  Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2005
• Dentiovula lissenungensis Lorenz, 2005
• Niveria brasilica
  Niveria brasilica
  Niveria brasilica is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
  
  Fehse & Grego, 2005
• Pusula macaeica
  Pusula macaeica
  Pusula macaeica is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
  
  Fehse & Grego, 2005
• Dolichupis virgo
  Dolichupis virgo
  Dolichupis virgo is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
  
  Fehse & Grego, 2005
• Janoliva amoni
  Janoliva amoni
  Janoliva amoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives....
  
  (Sterba & Lorenz, 2005) - Olivella amoni Sterba & Lorenz, 2005
• Notovoluta gerondiosi
  Notovoluta gerondiosi
  Notovoluta gerondiosi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
  
  Bail & Limpus, 2005

from Visaya 1(4):

• Perotrochus tosatoi
  Perotrochus tosatoi
  Perotrochus tosatoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae....
  
  Anseeuw, Goto & Abdi, 2005
• Rostellariella lorenzi
• Cypraea hungerfordi lovetha Poppe, Tagaro & Buijse, 2005 - new subspecies
• Zoila friendii
  Zoila friendii
  Zoila friendii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Subspecies:The following subspecies have been recognized :* Zoila friendii friendii Zoila friendii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family...
  
   marina Kostin, 2005 - new subspecies
• Conus escondidai
  Conus escondidai
  Conus escondidai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or...
  
  Poppe & Tagaro, 2005
• Dentarene rosadoi
  Dentarene rosadoi
  Dentarene rosadoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
  
  Bozzetti & Ferrario, 2005
• Tonna hardyi Bozzetti & Ferrario, 2005 is a synonym for Tonna allium
  Tonna allium
  Tonna allium, common name : the costate tun, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 131 mm.-Distribution:...
  
  (Dillwyn, 1817)
• Pisania rosadoi
  Pisania rosadoi
  Pisania rosadoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
  
  Bozzetti & Ferrario, 2005
• Conus betulinus rufoluteus Bozzetti & Ferrario, 2005 - new subspecies is a synonym for Conus betulinus
  Conus betulinus
  Conus betulinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.These snails are predatory and venomous...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758

2006

New species

• Alcadia novogranadensis Hausdorf, 2006
• Amphidromus inversus albulus Sutcharit & Panha, 2006
• Angaria nhatrangensis
  Angaria nhatrangensis
  Angaria nhatrangensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Angariidae....
  
  Dekker, 2006
• Apameaus apameae Sivan, Heller & van Damme, 2006
• Astraea danieli
  Astraea danieli
  Astraea danieli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
  
  Alf & Kreipl, 2006
• Conassiminea studderti
  Conassiminea studderti
  Conassiminea studderti is a species of minute operculate snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Assimineidae....
  
  Fukuda & Ponder, 2006
• Conassiminea zheni
  Conassiminea zheni
  Conassiminea zheni is a species of minute operculate snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Assimineidae....
  
  Fukuda & Ponder, 2006
• Hypselodoris lilyeveae Alejandrino & Valdés 2006
• Phyllodesmium rudmani
  Phyllodesmium rudmani
  Phyllodesmium rudmani is a species of sea slug, an aolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Facelinidae.The specific name rudmani is in honor of malacologist William B...
  
  Burghardt & Gosliner, 2006
• Taylorconcha insperata Hershler, 2006
• Tritonia dantarti
  Tritonia dantarti
  Tritonia dantarti is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.It was described from depths of 134 m of the Bouvet Island....
  
  (Ballesteros & Avila, 2006)

Other taxa

• genus Apameaus Sivan, Heller & van Damme, 2006

2007

New species

• Alderia willowi
  Alderia willowi
  Alderia willowi is a species of sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Limapontiidae. It is a sacoglossan.This species is endemic to California...
  
  Krug et al., 2007
• Angaria carmencita
  Angaria carmencita
  Angaria carmencita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Angariidae....
  
  Günther, 2007
• Bithynia canyamelensis
  Bithynia canyamelensis
  Bithynia canyamelensis is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae....
  
  Altaba, 2007
• Bithynia manonellesi
  Bithynia manonellesi
  Bithynia manonellesi is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae....
  
  Altaba, 2007
• Bithynia pauli
  Bithynia pauli
  Bithynia pauli is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae....
  
  Altaba, 2007
• Bithynia riddifordi
  Bithynia riddifordi
  Bithynia riddifordi is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae....
  
  Altaba, 2007
• Chicoreus pisori
  Chicoreus pisori
  Chicoreus pisori is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
  
  Houart, 2007
• Columbella costa
  Columbella costa
  Columbella costa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
  
  Simone, 2007
• Costasiella coronata
  Costasiella coronata
  Costasiella coronata is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Limapontiidae.- Distribution :The type locality for this species is mangrove forest in Bang Tawa, southern Thailand...
  
  Swennen, 2007
• Ercolania kencolesi
  Ercolania kencolesi
  Ercolania kencolesi is a species of sacoglossan sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Limapontiidae.This sea slug lives on the alga Boergesenia forbesii and also within its tubes. It also feed on this alga....
  
  Grzymbowski, Stemmer & Wagele, 2007
• Georissa filiasaulae Haase & Schilthuizen, 2007
• Gyraulus pamphylicus Glöer & Rähle, 2007
• Islamia laiae
  Islamia laiae
  Islamia laiae is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae....
  
  Altaba, 2007
• Oxychilus albuferensis
  Oxychilus albuferensis
  Oxychilus albuferensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails....
  
  Altaba, 2007
• Oxychilus yartanicus
  Oxychilus yartanicus
  Oxychilus yartanicus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails....
  
  Altaba, 2007
• Paracrostoma martini Köhler & Glaubrecht, 2007
• Paracrostoma tigrina Köhler & Glaubrecht, 2007
• Phuphania globosa
  Phuphania globosa
  Phuphania globosa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Dyakiidae.Phuphania globosa is the only species in the genus Phuphania....
  
  Tumpeesuwan, Naggs & Panha, 2007
• Pseudamnicola artanensis
  Pseudamnicola artanensis
  Pseudamnicola artanensis is a species of very small brackish water snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae....
  
  Altaba, 2007
• Pseudamnicola meloussensis
  Pseudamnicola meloussensis
  Pseudamnicola meloussensis is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae....
  
  Altaba, 2007
• Pseudamnicola tramuntanae
  Pseudamnicola tramuntanae
  Pseudamnicola tramuntanae is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae....
  
  Altaba, 2007
• Radix jordii
  Radix jordii
  Radix jordii is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails....
  
  Altaba, 2007
• Radix linae
  Radix linae
  Radix linae is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae....
  
  Altaba, 2007
• Zoila friendii
  Zoila friendii
  Zoila friendii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Subspecies:The following subspecies have been recognized :* Zoila friendii friendii Zoila friendii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family...
  
   kostini Lorenz & Chiapponi, 2007 - new subspecies

Other taxa

• genus Phuphania Tumpeesuwan, Naggs & Panha, 2007

2008

New species

• Albinaria linnei Gittenberger, 2008, one of over a hundred different species within the genus Albinaria
  Albinaria
  Albinaria is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails.- Distribution :Distribution of the genus Albinaria include:* southern Albania* Greece* Cyprus...
  
  
• Brotia mariae Köhler, 2008
• Brotia laodelectata Köhler, 2008
• Bulla arabica Malaquias & Reid, 2008
• Chicoreus jessicae
  Chicoreus jessicae
  Chicoreus jessicae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
  
  Houart, 2008
• Chilina iguazuensis
  Chilina iguazuensis
  Chilina iguazuensis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Chilinidae.The specific name iguazuensis is derived from the Iguazu River, where it lives.- Distribution :...
  
  Gregoric & Rumi, 2008
• Conus cakobaui
  Conus cakobaui
  Conus cakobaui is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or...
  
  Moolenbeek, Röckel, & Bouchet, 2008
• Conus fijiensis
  Conus fijiensis
  Conus fijiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or...
  
  Moolenbeek, Röckel, & Bouchet, 2008
• Conus fijisulcatus
  Conus fijisulcatus
  Conus fijisulcatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully...
  
  Moolenbeek, Röckel, & Bouchet, 2008
• Conus joliveti
  Conus joliveti
  Conus joliveti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or...
  
  Moolenbeek, Röckel, & Bouchet, 2008
• Conus sutanorcum
  Conus sutanorcum
  Conus sutanorcum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or...
  
  Moolenbeek, Röckel, & Bouchet, 2008
• Gulella systemanaturae
  Gulella systemanaturae
  Gulella systemanaturae is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae....
  
  Bruggen
  Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen
  Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen, also known as A. C. van Bruggen or Dolf van Bruggen is a malacologist, entomologist and botanist from the Netherlands. His interest in the tropics and tropical Africa has dominated his broad scientific interest for more than 50 years now...
  
  , 2008, which was named in honor of the 250th anniversary of the publication of Linnaeus’ book Systema Naturae
  Systema Naturae
  The book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...
  
  
• Helix goderdziana
  Helix goderdziana
  Helix goderdziana is a species of large air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snail.This is the largest species in the genus Helix.- Distribution :...
  
  Mumladze, Tarkhnishvili & Pokryszko, 2008, the largest species in the genus Helix
  Helix (genus)
  Helix is a genus of large air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. This genus is native to Europe and the regions around the Mediterranean Sea. Helix is the type genus of the family Helicidae....
  
  
• Nembrotha rosannulata
  Nembrotha rosannulata
  Nembrotha rosannulata is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. It was first described in 2008. -Distribution:...
  
  Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008 and Nembrotha aurea Pola, Cervera & Gosliner, 2008
• Opisthostoma vermiculum
  Opisthostoma vermiculum
  Opisthostoma vermiculum is a species of minute land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Diplommatinidae. It possesses four different coiling axes; the most for any known living gastropod. This member of the Diplommatinidae family is endemic to...
  
  Clements & Vermeulen, 2008 is unique in that the coiling of its shell displays four different axes of rotation.
• Phyllodesmium koehleri Burghardt, Schrödl & Wägele, 2008
• Phyllodesmium lembehensis Burghardt, Schrödl & Wägele, 2008
• Phyllodesmium lizardensis Burghardt, Schrödl & Wägele, 2008
• Powelliphanta augusta Walker, Trewick & Barker, 2008, a rare endemic snail from New Zealand
  New Zealand
  New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
  
  
• Pseudosaphtia brunnea Winter, 2008
• Pyrgulopsis blainica Hershler, Liu & Gustafson, 2008
• Pyropelta ryukyuensis
  Pyropelta ryukyuensis
  Pyropelta ryukyuensis is a species of small sea snail, a deep-water limpet, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyropeltidae.- Distribution :This small limpet occurs at hydrothermal vents in the Okinawa Trough, Japan...
  
  Sasaki, Okutani & Fujikura, 2008
• The ghost slug
  Ghost slug
  The ghost slug, Selenochlamys ysbryda, is a species of predatory air-breathing land slug. It is a shell-less pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Trigonochlamydidae....
  
  , Selenochlamys ysbryda Rowson & Symondson, 2008, a presumably introduced species found in Wales
  Wales
  Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
  
  
• Thapsia ebimimbangana Winter, 2008
• Thapsia wieringai Winter, 2008
• Saphtia granulosa Winter, 2008
• Saphtia lamtoensis Winter, 2008

Other taxa

• family Hokkaidoconchidae
  Hokkaidoconchidae
  Hokkaidoconchidae, common name hokkaidoconchids, is an extinct family of deep-water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.- Genera :* Hokkaidoconcha Kaim, Jenkins & Warén, 2008 - type genus...
  
   Kaim, Jenkins & Warén, 2008, common name hokkaidoconchids, an extinct family of deepwater sea snails.
• genus Pseudosaphtia Winter, 2008
• genus Saphtia Winter, 2008
• genus Vanmolia Winter, 2008

Marine gastropods

New species
from American Malacological Bulletin:

• Aclis kanela Absalao, 2009
• Adeuomphalus xerente
  Adeuomphalus xerente
  Adeuomphalus xerente is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae....
  
  Absalao, 2009
• Calliotropis pataxo
  Calliotropis pataxo
  Calliotropis pataxo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae....
  
  Absalao, 2009
• Mirachelus urueuauau
  Mirachelus urueuauau
  Mirachelus urueuauau is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae....
  
  Absalao, 2009
• Palazzia pankakare
  Palazzia pankakare
  Palazzia pankakare is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae....
  
  Absalao, 2009
• Ponderinella xacriaba Absalao, 2009

from Journal of Molluscan Studies:

• Gemmuloborsonia clandestina
  Gemmuloborsonia clandestina
  Gemmuloborsonia clandestina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae....
  
  Puillandre, Cruaud & Kantor, 2009

from Novapex:

• Astyris frumarkernorum
  Astyris frumarkernorum
  Astyris frumarkernorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
  
  García, 2009

from Zootaxa

Zootaxa

Zootaxa is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for animal taxonomists. It is published by Magnolia Press . The journal was established by Zhi-Qiang Zhang in 2001 and new issues are published multiple times a week...

:

• Boonea scymnocelata
  Boonea scymnocelata
  Boonea scymnocelata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-External links:* *...
  
  Pimenta, Absalao & Miyaji, 2009

• Depressizona axiosculpta
  Depressizona axiosculpta
  Depressizona axiosculpta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Depressizonidae.It have been also placed in Scissurellidae....
  
  Geiger, 2009. The second species of these fossil vetigastropods was described from Tonga
  Tonga
  Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
  
  , and Depressizoninae was updated to the family level as Depressizonidae.

• Echinolittorina placida
  Echinolittorina placida
  Echinolittorina placida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles....
  
  Reid, 2009 - Two other subgenera Lineolittorina Reid, 2009 and Amerolittorina Reid, 2009 are assigned in the genus Echinolittorina
  Echinolittorina
  Echinolittorina is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles.- Species :According to the World Register of Marine Species , the following species with valid names are included within the genus Echinolittorina : * Echinolittorina albicarinata *...
  
  .
• Adalaria slavi Martynov, Korshunova, N. Sanamyan & K. Sanamyan, 2009
• Adalaria olgae Martynov, Korshunova, N. Sanamyan & K. Sanamyan, 2009
• Onchidoris macropompa Martynov, Korshunova, N. Sanamyan & K. Sanamyan, 2009
• Onchimira cavifera Martynov, Korshunova, N. Sanamyan & K. Sanamyan, 2009 and the new genus Onchimira Martynov, Korshunova, N. Sanamyan & K. Sanamyan, 2009
• Phyllodesmium karenae Moore & Gosliner, 2009
• Phyllodesmium pinnatum Moore & Gosliner, 2009
• Phyllodesmium tuberculatum Moore & Gosliner, 2009

from Gloria Maris:

• Rissoina harryleei
  Rissoina harryleei
  Rissoina harryleei is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae....
  
  Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2009

from The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology:

• Aiteng ater
  Aiteng ater
  Aiteng ater is a species of sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aitengidae.The specific name ater is from Latin language and means black, in reference to the appearance of the slug on the mud....
  
  Swennen & Buatip, 2009; genus Aiteng
  Aiteng
  Aiteng is a genus of sea slugs, a marine gastropod molluscs.Aiteng is the only genus in the family Aitengidae.The generic name Aiteng is derived from the name of a black puppet Ai Theng, which is one of the shadow play puppets in southern Thailand.- Taxonomy :Swennen & Buatip tentatively...
  
  Swennen & Buatip, 2009; family Aitengidae Swennen & Buatip, 2009

Brackish water gastropods

New species
from Zoosystema

• Pseudunela espiritusanta
  Pseudunela espiritusanta
  Pseudunela espiritusanta is a species of sea slug, an acochlidian, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudunelidae.Its specific name is in honor of Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu, where it was found....
  
  Neusser & Schrödl, 2009 This species from Espiritu Santo
  Espiritu Santo
  Espiritu Santo is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, with an area of . It belongs to the archipelago of the New Hebrides in the Pacific region of Melanesia. It is in the Sanma Province of Vanuatu....
  
   Island in Vanuatu
  Vanuatu
  Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
  
   lives in brackish water while other two ones are marine
  Marine (ocean)
  Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
  
  .

Freshwater gastropods

New species
from Molluscan Research

• Brotia annamita Köhler, Holford, Do & Ho, 2009
• Brotia hoabinhensis Köhler, Holford, Do & Ho, 2009
• Sulcospira collyra Köhler, Holford, Do & Ho, 2009
• Sulcospira dakrongensis Köhler, Holford, Do & Ho, 2009
• Sulcospira quangtriensis Köhler, Holford, Do & Ho, 2009
• Sulcospira vietnamensis Köhler, Holford, Do & Ho, 2009

Land gastropods

from Journal of Conchology:

• Monacha oecali Hausdorf & Páll-Gergely, 2009

from Journal of Molluscan Studies

Journal of Molluscan Studies

The Journal of Molluscan Studies is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in malacology.Previous names of this journal include Proceedings of the Malacological Society, Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London The Journal of Molluscan Studies is a peer-reviewed scientific...

• Limax sarnensis Heim & Nitz, 2009

from Journal of Natural History:

• Plagiodontes weyrauchi Pizá & Cazzaniga, 2009

from Zootaxa:

• Crikey steveirwini
  Crikey steveirwini
  Crikey steveirwini is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae. Crikey steveirwini is the only species in the genus Crikey....
  
  Stanisic, 2009 and new genus Crikey Stanisic, 2009 (family Camaenidae
  Camaenidae
  Camaenidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.This is one of the most diverse families in the clade Stylommatophora....
  
  ) with only one species, from Australia, named in memory of wildlife expert Steve Irwin
  Steve Irwin
  Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin , nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist. Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series which he co-hosted...
  
  

from Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society:

• 11 new species of Everettia
  Everettia
  Everettia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Dyakiidae.The species within this genus are very difficult to identify from shells only, because the shells are all very similar.-Species :...
  
  from Borneo.

from The Beagle:

• Torresitrachia alenae Willan, Köhler, Kessner & Braby, 2009
• Torresitrachia cuttacutta Willan, Köhler, Kessner & Braby, 2009
• Torresitrachia darwini Willan, Köhler, Kessner & Braby, 2009
• Torresitrachia wallacei Willan, Köhler, Kessner & Braby, 2009

Fossil gastropods

from Bulletins of American Paleontology:

• Conus burnetti Hendricks, 2009

from Journal of Conchology:

• Bela trinacria Mariottini & Smriglio, 2009

Discovered but undescribed

Previously discovered but undescribed

Undescribed taxon

In taxonomy, an undescribed taxon is a taxon that has been discovered, but not yet formally described and named. The various Nomenclature Codes specify the requirements for a new taxon to be validly described and named. Until such a description has been published, the taxon has no formal or...

 gastropod taxa include:

• Various undescribed species of Powelliphanta
  Powelliphanta
  Powelliphanta, common name amber snails, is a genus of large, carnivorous land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. As a group their survival status is endangered.- Taxonomy :...
  
  and one species of Wainuia sp. nov. are known from New Zealand
  New Zealand
  New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
  
  .
• Hauffenia sp. nov.
  Hauffenia sp. nov.
  Hauffenia sp. nov. is an as yet undescribed species of gastropod in the Hydrobiidae family. It is endemic to Slovakia.The genus Hauffenia is taxonomically problematic.Specimens of this species are preserved in private collections....
  
   has been a problematic taxon at least since 1996.
• In 1998, an undescribed species of Pseudunela
  Pseudunela
  Pseudunela is a genus of minute sea slugs, acochlidians, shell-less marine or temporary brackish or brackish gastropod mollusks in the clade Acochlidiacea.Pseudunela is the only genus in the family Pseudunelidae...
  
  was noted from Lizard Island.

Discovered during this time period but still undescribed (as of 2009) gastropod taxa include:

• This undescribed nudibranch
  Nudibranch
  A nudibranch is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms...
  
   was photographed in 2002 at the Davidson Seamount
  Davidson Seamount
  Davidson Seamount is a seamount located off the coast of Central California, southwest of Monterey and west of San Simeon. At long and wide, it is one of the largest known seamounts in the world. From base to crest, the seamount is tall, yet its summit is still below the sea surface...
  
   in depths of 1,497 – 2,342 m. In 2008 it was still not yet described.
• Prophysaon
  Prophysaon
  Prophysaon, common name taildropper slugs, is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs.These slugs can self-amputate a portion of their tail...
  
  an undescribed species from Siskiyou County, California
  Siskiyou County, California
  Siskiyou County is a county located in the far northernmost part of the U.S. state of California, in the Shasta Cascade region on the Oregon border. Yreka is the county seat. Because of its substantial natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and Gold Rush era history, it is an important...
  
   from the year 2006.

See also

• List of gastropods described in 2010
• Changes in the taxonomy of gastropods since 2005
  Changes in the taxonomy of gastropods since 2005
  This overview lists changes in the taxonomy of gastropods at the family level and above since 2005, when the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi was published. In other words, these are recent updates in the way various groups of snails and slugs are classified.Changes in subfamilies...
  
  

External links

• Searching for 2000-2009 in Malacolog Version 4.1.1. A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca (includes all marine molluscs, not just marine gastropods)