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Papuina
	Shell of Papuina johnabbasi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Superfamily:	Helicoidea
Family:	Camaenidae
Subfamily:	Hadrinae
Genus:	Papuina; Martens, 1860
Type species
	Helix lituus Lesson, 1831;
Synonyms
	Carmerope Iredale, 1941; Eugenia Albers, 1860; Helix (Papuina) Martens, 1860; Insularia Tapparone Canefri, 1883; Merope E. von Martens, 1860; Molmerope Iredale, 1941; Municeps Iredale, 1941; Papuina (Municeps) Iredale, 1941· accepted, alternate representation; Papuina (Papuina) Martens, 1860; Papuina (Smeatonia) Iredale, 1941· accepted, alternate representation; Papuina (Solmodora) Iredale, 1943· accepted, alternate representation; Papuina (Solmogada) Iredale, 1941· accepted, alternate representation; Papuina (Solmopesta) Iredale, 1943· accepted, alternate representation; Papuina (Solmotella) Iredale, 1941· accepted, alternate representation; Papuina (Tepomusa) Iredale, 1941· accepted, alternate representation; Smeatonia Iredale, 1941; Solmodora Iredale, 1941; Solmopesta Iredale, 1941; Solmotella Iredale, 1941; Tepomusa Iredale, 1941; Zetemina Iredale, 1941;

Papuina is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Hadrinae of the family Camaenidae.^[1]

Description

(Original description in Latin) The shell is narrowly umbilicate, conical, and somewhat shiny. It is finely striated and banded. Comprising six convex whorls with the body whorl flattened at the base. The aperture is transversely subovate, and the columella is short and oblique. The peristome is expanded, reflexed, and angular, with the columellar margin semi-occulting the umbilicus.^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Papuina include:

Papuina abbasi Thach, 2016
Papuina abbasiana Parsons, 2019
Papuina acmella (Pfeiffer, 1860)
Papuina acuta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Papuina adonis (Angas, 1869)
Papuina antiqua (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Papuina aurora Pfeiffer, 1862
Papuina bartletti Cotton, 1941
Papuina blainvillei (Le Guillou, 1842)
Papuina blanfordiana (H.Adams, 1865)
Papuina bougainvilliana I. Rensch, 1934
Papuina brodiei (Brazier, 1872)
Papuina caerulescens (Angas, 1870)
Papuina canovarii (Tapparone-Canefri, 1883)
Papuina christae Falconieri, 1996
Papuina comriei (Angas, 1876) (species inquirendum)
Papuina dampieri (Angas, 1869)
Papuina donnaisabellae (Angas, 1869)
Papuina eddystonensis (Reeve, 1854)
Papuina eros (Angas, 1867)
Papuina eyerdami I. Rensch, 1934
Papuina exsultans (Tapparone-Canefri, 1883)
Papuina fakfakensis Thach, 2020
Papuina fallax Fulton, 1904
Papuina flexilabris (Pfeiffer, 1856)
Papuina franzhuberi Thach, 2018
Papuina fringilla (Pfeiffer, 1855)
Papuina gamelia (Angas, 1867)
Papuina gelata (Cox, 1873)
Papuina goldiei (Brazier, 1881)
Papuina groulti (Dautzenberg, 1902)
Papuina guadalcanarensis (Cox, 1871)
Papuina gudei Vernhout, 1912
Papuina guppyi (E. A. Smith, 1885)
Papuina gurgustii (Cox, 1879)
Papuina hargreavesi (Angas, 1869)
Papuina hedleyi (E. A. Smith, 1892)
Papuina hellwigensis Schepman, 1919
Papuina hermione (Angas, 1869)
Papuina hero (E.A.Smith, 1891) (species inquirendum)
Papuina incerta I. Rensch, 1929
Papuina jensi Falconieri, 1996
Papuina johnabbasi Thach, 2020
Papuina johnabbasiana Thach, 2020
Papuina juttingae Mienis, 1993
Papuina kapaurensis E. A. Smith, 1897
Papuina labium (Ferussac, 1822)
Papuina lacteolata japenensis Benthem-Jutting, 1965
Papuina lanceolata (L. Pfeiffer, 1862)
Papuina lepida Fulton, 1916
Papuina leucorhaphe Möllendorff, 1899
Papuina leucothoe (Pfeiffer, 1861)
Papuina lienardiana (Crosse, 1864)
Papuina linterae Möllendorff, 1897
Papuina lituus (Lesson, 1831)
Papuina lorentzi Schepman, 1919
Papuina malantanensis (Adams & Angas, 1876)
Papuina mayri (Rensch, 1934)
Papuina mendana (Angas, 1867)
Papuina mendoza (Brazier, 1872)
Papuina meta (Pfeiffer, 1856)
Papuina migratoria (Pfeiffer, 1855)
Papuina molesta E.A.Smith, 1897 (taxon inquirendum)
Papuina motacilla (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
Papuina mysolensis (Pfeiffer, 1862)
Papuina nigrofasciata (Pfeiffer, 1864)
Papuina nodifera (Pfeiffer, 1861)
Papuina novoguineensis (Pfeiffer, 1862)
Papuina obiensis (Dautzenberg, 1902)
Papuina papuensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Papuina pelechystoma (Tapparone Canefri, 1880)
Papuina phaecostoma (von Martens, 1877)
- Papuina phaecostoma fulgurata Rolle, 1902
Papuina philomela (Angas, 1872)
Papuina pileolus (Férussac, 1821)
Papuina pileus (Muller, 1774)
Papuina piliscus (E. von Martens, 1898)
Papuina plagiostoma (Pfeiffer, 1856)
Papuina pseudolabium (Pfeiffer, 1868)
Papuina pseudolanceolata Dautzenberg, 1903
Papuina pseudosatsuma Möllendorff, 1902
Papuina redempta (Cox, 1873)
Papuina rhynchostoma (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)
Papuina rianae Delsaerdt, 2012
Papuina sachalensis (Pfeiffer, 1855)
Papuina schafferyi Iredale, 1940
Papuina smithi Boettger, 1919
Papuina spectrum (Reeve, 1845)
- Papuina spectrum wallaceana Sykes, 1903
Papuina splendescens (Cox, 1865)
Papuina stevenliei Thach, 2021
Papuina steursiana (Pfeiffer, 1853)
- Papuina steursiana concolor (E.A.Smith, 1897)
Papuina subcostata Fulton, 1916
Papuina suprapicta Fulton, 1905
- Papuina tabarensis warreni Clench & Turner, 1964
Papuina translucida (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Papuina trochiformis Preston, 1903 (taxon inquirendum)
Papuina vexillaris (Pfeiffer, 1855)
Papuina vitrea (A. Férussac, 1821)
Papuina walleri Brazier, 1833
Papuina weeksiana M. Smith, 1946
Papuina wollastoni Robson, 1914

Species brought into synonymy

Papuina admiralitatis (Rensch, 1931): synonym of Megalacron admiralitatis (I. Rensch, 1931) (original combination)
Papuina albocarinata (E.A.Smith, 1887): synonym of Rhynchotrochus albocarinatus (E. A. Smith, 1887)
Papuina alfredi (Cox, 1871): synonym of Megalacron alfredi (Cox, 1871) (superseded combination)
Papuina ambrosia (Angas, 1867): synonym of Megalacron ambrosia (Angas, 1868)
Papuina arrowensis (Le Guillou, 1842): synonym of Dendrotrochus arrowensis (Le Guillou, 1842)
Papuina bequaerti (Clench & Turner, 1964): synonym of Megalacron bequaerti Clench & Turner, 1964
Papuina boivini (Petit, 1841): synonym of Megalacron boivini (Petit de la Saussaye, 1841)
Papuina brumeriensis (Forbes, 1852): synonym of Letitia brumeriensis (Forbes, 1851)
Papuina buehleri (Rensch, 1933): synonym of Forcartia buehleri (Rensch, 1933)
Papuina chancei (Cox, 1870): synonym of Papustyla chancei (Cox, 1870)
Papuina cynthia (Fulton, 1902): synonym of Canefriula cynthia (Fulton, 1902) (original combination)
Papuina globula (Rensch, 1930): synonym of Forcartia globula (I. Rensch, 1930) (original combination)
Papuina hindei (Cox, 1888): synonym of Papustyla hindei (Cox, 1886)
Papuina klaarwateri (Rensch, 1931): synonym of Megalacron klaarwateri (I. Rensch, 1931)
Papuina kubaryi Möllendorf, 1895: synonym of Rhynchotrochus kubaryi (Möllendorff, 1895)
Papuina lambei (Pfeiffer, 1856): synonym of Megalacron lambei (Pfeiffer, 1856)
- Papuina lambei mahurensis Rehder, 1934: synonym of Megalacron tabarensis (I. Rensch, 1933)
- Papuina lambei novohibernica M.Smith, 1946: synonym of Megalacron lambei (Pfeiffer, 1856)
Papuina lilium (Fulton, 1905): synonym of Papustyla lilium (Fulton, 1905) (original combination)
Papuina louisiadensis(Forbes, 1852): synonym of Rhynchotrochus louisiadensis (Forbes, 1852)
Papuina lufensis Thiele, 1928: synonym of Megalacron lufensis (Thiele, 1928) (original combination)
Papuina macgillivrayi (Forbes, 1852): synonym of Rhynchotrochus macgillivrayi (Forbes, 1852)
Papuina melanesia (Clench & Turner, 1964): synonym of Megalacron melanesia Clench & Turner, 1964
Papuina miser (Cox, 1873): synonym of Papuina meta (L. Pfeiffer, 1856)
Papuina misima (Iredale, 1941): synonym of Rhynchotrochus misima (Iredale, 1941)
Papuina naso (von Martens, 1894): synonym of Rhynchotrochus naso (von Martens, 1883)
Papuina novaegeorgensis (Cox, 1870): synonym of Megalacron novaegeorgiensis (Cox, 1870)
Papuina (Pinnadena) periwonensis Dell, 1955: synonym of Megalacron periwonensis (Dell, 1955)
Papuina phaeostoma (Pfeiffer, 1877): synonym of Megalacron phaeostoma (Pfeiffer, 1877)
Papuina pulcherrima Rensch, 1931: synonym of Papustyla pulcherrima (I. Rensch, 1931) (original combination)
Papuina sellersi (Cox, 1872): synonym of Megalacron sellersi (Cox, 1872)
Papuina spadicea Fulton, 1902: synonym of Megalacron spadicea (Fulton, 1902) (original combination)
- Papuina spadicea dunkeri (Leschke, 1912): synonym of Megalacron spadicea (Fulton, 1902)
Papuina strabo (Brazier, 1876): synonym of Rhynchotrochus strabo (Brazier, 1876)
Papuina tabarensis Rensch, 1933: synonym of Megalacron tabarensis (I. Rensch, 1933) (original combination)
Papuina tayloriana (Adams & Reeve, 1850): synonym of Rhynchotrochus taylorianus (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted generic combination)
Papuina tomasinelliana (Tapparone-Canefri, 1883): synonym of Canefriula tomasinelliana (Tapparone Canefri, 1883) (superseded combination)
Papuina wiegmanni (Martens, 1894): synonym of Rhynchotrochus wiegmanni (Martens, 1894)
Papuina woodlarkiana (Souverbie, 1863): synonym of Rhynchotrochus woodlarkianus (Souverbie, 1863)
Papuina xanthochila (Pfeiffer, 1861): synonym of Papustyla xanthochila (Pfeiffer, 1861)
Papuina yulensis (Brazier, 1876): synonym of Rhynchotrochus yulensis (Brazier, 1876)

References

↑ Marshall, B. (2017). Papuina Martens, 1860. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851346 on 17 May 2017
↑ Albers, J. C. & Martens, E. von. ( (1860). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet von Joh. Christ. Albers. Ed. 2. Pp. i-xviii, 1-359. Leipzig: Engelman. pp. 166–167. Retrieved 4 June 2025.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Le Guillou E., 1842. Description de vingt-sept espèces d'Hélices nouvelles. Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne 5: 136–141
Martens 1860 in Albers, Helic., ed. 2, 166.
Benthem Jutting, T. van. "Non marine Mollusca from Dutch North New Guinea: including an annotated list of the species of Papuina." Nova Guinea: résultats de l'expedition scientifique Néerlandaise à la Nouvelle-Guinée ( 17 (1933).
Nomenclator Zoologicus info
Pardons (2019), A new species of Papuina von Martens, 1860 from Nabire, Papua, Indonesia; The Festivus 51(4), 2019
Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: 16 July 2017.

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[WoRMS-1] Marshall, B. (2017). Papuina Martens, 1860. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851346 on 17 May 2017

[2] Albers, J. C. & Martens, E. von. ( (1860). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet von Joh. Christ. Albers. Ed. 2. Pp. i-xviii, 1-359. Leipzig: Engelman. pp. 166–167. Retrieved 4 June 2025.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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Taxon identifiers
Papuina	Wikidata: Q28028031 BioLib: 138123 CoL: 7PBPT GBIF (old): 2294715 iNaturalist: 507130 IRMNG: 1437040 NCBI: 885744 Open Tree of Life: 544099 WoRMS: 851346
Carmerope	Wikidata: Q107290684 GBIF (old): 4619612 WoRMS: 998453
Insularia	Wikidata: Q107290773 GBIF (old): 4575291 WoRMS: 998840
Molmerope	Wikidata: Q107290801 GBIF (old): 4629719 WoRMS: 999013

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