Chilina

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}} {{Automatic_taxobox | image = Chilina fulgurata shell.jpg | image_caption = Shells of ''Chilina fulgurata'' | taxon = Chilina | authority = Gray, 1828 |synonyms= * ''Acyrogonia'' Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 * ''Auricula'' (''Chilina'') Gray, 1828 (original rank) * ''Diplicaria'' Rafinesque, 1833 * ''Dombeia'' d'Orbigny, 1837 * ''Dombeya'' (incorrect subsequent spelling) * ''Pseudochilina'' Dall, 1870 | diversity_ref = <ref name="Gregoric 2008"/> | diversity_link = #Species | diversity =  17 freshwater species }}

'''''Chilina''''' is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Chilinoidea.<ref name="Bouchet 2005">{{Bouchet 2005}}</ref>

''Chilina'' is the only genus in the family '''Chilinidae'''.

== Distribution == thumb|Map of distribution of Chilinidae. Chilinidae occupies the temperate and cold zones of South America from the Tropic of Capricorn to Cape Horn<ref name="Patagonia"/> and Falkland Islands.<ref name="Brown 1987">Brown D. S. & Pullan N. B. (1987). "Notes on the shell, radula and habitat of ''Chilina'' (Basommatophora) from the Falkland Islands". ''Journal of Molluscan Studies'' '''53''' (1): 105-108. {{doi|10.1093/mollus/53.1.105}}</ref> Distribution of ''Chilina'' include Argentina (17 species, 12 of them are endemic),<ref name="Gregoric 2008"/><ref name="Rumi 2008">Rumi A., Gregoric D. E. G., Núñez V. & Darrigran G. A. (2008). "Malacología Latinoamericana. Moluscos de agua dulce de Argentina". ''Revista de Biología Tropical'' '''56''' (1): 77-111. [http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?pid=S0034-77442008000100006&script=sci_arttext HTM].</ref> Uruguay (2 species),<ref name="Scarabino 2004">{{in lang|es}} Scarabino F. (2004). "Lista sistemática de los Gastropoda dulciacuícolas vivientes de Uruguay". ''Comunicaciones de la Sociedad Malacológica del Uruguay'' '''8''' (84–85/86–87): 347-355. [http://www.smdu.org.uy/84-85/8487-347.pdf PDF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824095802/http://www.smdu.org.uy/84-85/8487-347.pdf |date=2016-08-24}}</ref> Brazil (about 4 species).{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}

== Taxonomy == The family Chilinidae has been classified in the clade Hygrophila within the informal group Basommatophora (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).<ref name="Bouchet 2005"/> There are no subfamilies.<ref name="Bouchet 2005"/>

== Species == Species within the genus ''Chilina'' include: * ''Chilina acuminata'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 * ''Chilina amoena'' E. A. Smith, 1882 * ''Chilina ampullacea'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1838 * ''Chilina angusta'' (Philippi, 1860) * ''Chilina aurantia'' Marshall, 1924<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina bullocki'' W. B. Marshall, 1933 * ''Chilina bulloides'' d'Orbigny, 1835 * ''Chilina campylaxis'' Pilsbry, 1911 * ''Chilina cuyana'' Gutiérrez Gregoric, Ciocco & Rumi, 2014 * ''Chilina dombeiana'' (Bruguière, 1789)<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina elegans'' Frauenfeld, 1865 * ''Chilina falklandica'' Cooper & Preston<ref name="Brown 1987"/> * ''Chilina fasciata'' (Gould, 1847) * ''Chilina fluctuosa'' (Gray, 1828):<ref>Brace R. C. (1983). "Observations on the Morphology and Behaviour of ''Chilina fluctuosa'' Gray (Chilinidae), with a Discussion on the Early Evolution of Pulmonate Gastropods". ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London''. Series B, Biological Sciences '''300''' (1101): 463-491. {{doi|10.1098/rstb.1983.0017}}</ref> ''nomen inquirendum'' * ''Chilina fluminea'' (Maton, 1809)<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina fuegiensis'' E. A. Smith, 1905 * ''Chilina fulgurata'' Pilsbry, 1911<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina fusca'' Mabille, 1884 * ''Chilina gallardoi'' Castellanos & Gaillard, 1981<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina gibbosa'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1841<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina globosa'' Frauenfeld, 1881 * ''Chilina guaraniana'' Castellanos & Miquel, 1980<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina iguazuensis'' Gregoric & Rumi, 2008<ref name="Gregoric 2008">Gregoric D. E. G. & Rumi A. (2008). "''Chilina iguazuensis'' (Gastropoda: Chilinidae), New Species From Iguazú National Park, Argentina". ''Malacologia'' '''50''' (1): 321-330. {{doi|10.4002/0076-2997-50.1-2.321}}</ref> * ''Chilina lebruni'' Mabille, 1884 * ''Chilina lilloi'' Ovando & Gutiérrez Gregoric, 2012 * ''Chilina limnaeiformis'' Dall, 1870 * ''Chilina llanquihuensis'' W. B. Marshall, 1933 * ''Chilina major'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1838 (taxon inquirendum) * ''Chilina megastoma'' Hylton Scott, 1958<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina mendozana'' Ströbel, 1874<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina minuta'' Haas, 1951 * ''Chilina monticola'' Strebel, 1907 * ''Chilina nervosa'' (Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889) * ''Chilina neuquenensis'' Marshall, 1933<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina obovata'' (Gould, 1847) * ''Chilina olivacea'' W. B. Marshall, 1924 * ''Chilina ovalis'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1838 * ''Chilina parchappii'' (d'Orbigny, 1835)<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina parva'' Martens, 1868 * ''Chilina patagonica'' Sowerby II, 1874<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina perrieri'' Mabille, 1833<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina portillensis'' Hidalgo, 1880<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina puelcha'' d'Orbigny, 1838 * ''Chilina pulchella'' d'Orbigny, 1835 * ''Chilina robustior'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1838 * ''Chilina rushii'' Pilsbry, 1911<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina sanjuanina'' Gutiérrez Gregoric, Ciocco & Rumi, 2014 * ''Chilina smithi'' Pilsbry, 1911 * ''Chilina strebeli'' Pilsbry, 1911<ref name="Rumi 2008"/> * ''Chilina subcylindrica'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 * ''Chilina tehuelcha'' d'Orbigny, 1837 * ''Chilina tenuis'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1838 * ''Chilina tucumanensis'' Castellanos & Miquel, 1980

== Ecology == Within their area, the Chilinidae are abundant snails in all suitable stations, as Physidae are in North America. They swarm in springs, small streams, lakes, and in some places the margins of rivers. They are most abundant southward, becoming rarer and local toward the northern borders of their range.<ref name="Patagonia"/>

''Chilina gibbosa'' and ''Chilina fluminea'' are medically important, because they transfer parasites causing dermatitis.<ref name="Rumi 2008"/>

== References == This article incorporates public domain text from the reference<ref name="Patagonia">Pilsbry H. A. (1911). [https://archive.org/details/nonmarinemollusc00pils ''Non-marine mollusca of Patagonia'']. Princeton, The University. [https://archive.org/stream/nonmarinemollusc00pils#page/532/mode/2up page 532].</ref> {{Reflist}}

== Further reading == * Brace R. C. (1983). "Observations on the morphology and behaviour of ''Chilina fluctuosa'' Gray (Chilinidae), with a discussion on the early evolution of pulmonate gastropods". ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'', (ser. B) '''300''': 463–491. * Castellanos Z. A. de & Gaillard M. C. (1981). "Mollusca Gasterópoda: Chilinidae". ''Fauna de Agua Dulce de la República Argentina''. PROFADU (CONICET), Buenos Aires '''15''': 423–51. * Haeckel W. (1911). "Beiträge zur Anatomie der Gattung ''Chilina''". ''Zoologische Jahrbücher'', Supplement '''13''': 89–136. * Harry W. H. (1964). "The anatomy of ''Chilina fluctuosa'' Gray reexamined, with prolegomena on the phylogeny of the higher limnic Basommatophora (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)". ''Malacologia'' '''1''': 355–385. * Hidalgo J. G. (1880). "Description d'une nouvelle espece de ''Chilina''". ''Journal de Conchyliologie'' '''20''': 322–323. * Hylton Scott M. I. (1958). "Nueva especie de ''Chilina'' del norte Argentino". ''Neotropica'' '''4''': 26–27. * Ituarte C. F. (1997). "''Chilina megastoma'' Hylton Scott, 1958 (Pulmonata: Basommatophora): a study on topotypic specimens. ''American Malacological Bulletin'' '''14''': 9–15. * Martín P. R. (2003). "Allometric growth an inter-population morphological variation of the freshwater snail ''Chilina parchappii'' (Gastropoda: Chilinidae) in the Napostá Grande stream, southern Pampas, Argentina". ''Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment'' 38:71–78. {{doi|10.1076/snfe.38.1.71.14032}} * Marshall W. B. (1924). "New species of mollusks of the genus ''Chilina''". ''Proceedings of the United States National Museum'' '''66''': 1–5. * Marshall W. B. (1933). "New fresh-water gastropod mollusks of the genus ''Chilina'' of South America". ''Proceedings of the United States National Museum'' '''82''': 1–6. * Miquel S. E. (1984). "Contribución al conocimiento biológico de gasterópodos pulmonados del área rioplatense, con especial referencia a ''Chilina fluminea''. (Maton) Tesis doctoral. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de la Plata. 133 pp. * Miquel S. E. (1987). "Estudio micro-anatómico del complejo peniano en especies del género ''Chilina'' Gray, 1828 (Gastropoda Basommatophora)". ''Notas del Museo de La Plata'' '''21''': Zoología 209. 131–142. * Valdovinos C. & Stuardo J. (1995). "Morfología funcional de ''Chilina angusta'' (Philippi, 1860), y evolución de Chilinidae". ''Resumos, II Congreso Latino-Americano de Malacología'', Porto Alegre, Brasil 43.

== External links == {{Commons category|Chilina}} * [http://www.patagonianshells.com.ar/index.php?link=caracoles&familia=CHILINIDAE Photos of shells of Chilinidae] * [http://www.crusta10.de/templates/index.php?lang_id=1&showid=311&katid=0 Photos of live Chilinidae]

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