Thaumastus (gastropod)

Thaumastus is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Megaspiridae.

Distribution
The distribution of the genus Thaumastus includes Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, ...

Species
Species within the genus Thaumastus include:
 * Thaumastus ascendens (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
 * Thaumastus blanfordianus (Ancey, 1903)
 * Thaumastus buckleyi (Higgins, 1872)
 * Thaumastus contortuplicatus (Reeve, 1850)
 * Thaumastus crenellus (Philippi, 1867)
 * Thaumastus dukinfieldi (Melvill, 1900)
 * Thaumastus flori (Jousseaume, 1897)
 * Thaumastus foveolatus (Reeve, 1849)
 * Thaumastus glyptocephalus (Pilsbry, 1897)
 * Thaumastus granocinctus (Pilsbry, 1901)
 * Thaumastus hartwegi (Pfeiffer, 1846) – type species of the genus Thaumastus
 * Thaumastus hebes Strebel, 1910
 * Thaumastus hyalinus (J. A. Wagner, 1827)
 * Thaumastus inca (d'Orbigny, 1835)
 * Thaumastus indentatus (Da Costa, 1901)
 * Thaumastus insolitus (Preston, 1909)
 * Thaumastus integer (Pfeiffer, 1855)
 * Thaumastus largillierti (Philippi, 1845)
 * Thaumastus loxostomus (Pfeiffer, 1853)
 * Thaumastus magnificus (Grateloup, 1840)
 * Thaumastus melanocheilus (Nyst, 1845)
 * Thaumastus nehringi (E. von Martens, 1889)
 * Thaumastus occidentalis Weyrauch, 1960
 * Thaumastus orcesi Weyrauch, 1967
 * Thaumastus orobaenus (d'Orbigny, 1835)
 * † Thaumastus patagonicus Parodiz, 1946
 * Thaumastus plumbeus (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
 * Thaumastus requieni (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
 * Thaumastus robertsi Pilsbry, 1932
 * Thaumastus sangoae (Tschudi, 1852)
 * Thaumastus sarcochrous (Pilsbry, 1897) – type species of the subgenus Thaumastiella
 * Thaumastus straubei Colley, 2012
 * Thaumastus sumaqwayqu Breure & Mogollón, 2016
 * Thaumastus tatutor (Jousseaume, 1887)
 * Thaumastus taunaisii (Férussac, 1822)

Synonyms

 * Thaumastus alausiensis Cousin, 1887 : synonym of Bostryx alausiensis (Cousin, 1887)
 * Thaumastus brunneus Strebel, 1910 : synonym of Thaumastus inca (d'Orbigny, 1835) (junior synonymy)
 * Thaumastus cadwaladeri Pilsbry, 1930 : synonym of Kara cadwaladeri (Pilsbry, 1930) (original combination)
 * Thaumastus jelskii (Lubomirski, 1880) : synonym of Scholvienia jelskii (Lubomirski, 1880)
 * Thaumastus juana Cousin, 1887 : synonym of Bostryx juana (Cousin, 1887) (original combination)
 * † Thaumastus limnaeiformis (Meek & Hayden, 1857) : synonym of † Lioplacodes limneaformis (Meek & Hayden, 1856) (incorrect subsequent spelling; new combination)
 * Thaumastus nystianus (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) : synonym of Drymaeus nystianus (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
 * Thaumastus spixii (J. A. Wagner, 1827) : synonym of Thaumastus hyalinus (J. A. Wagner, 1827) (combination based on a mix-up of original names )
 * Thaumastus thompsonoides Oberwimmer, 1931 : synonym of Kara thompsonii (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) (junior subjective synonym)
 * Thaumastus weyrauch Pilsbry, 1944 : synonym of Scholvienia weyrauchi (Pilsbry, 1944) (incorrect original spelling)


 * Subgenus Thaumastus (Atahualpa) : synonym of Thaumastus E. von Martens, 1860 (junior synonymy)
 * Subgenus Thaumastus (Kara) Strebel, 1910 : synonym of Kara Strebel, 1910
 * Subgenus Thaumastus (Quechua) Strebel, 1910 : synonym ofs Quechua Strebel, 1910 (unaccepted rank)
 * Subgenus Thaumastus (Scholvienia) Strebel, 1910 : elevated to rank of genus Scholvienia Strebel, 1910
 * Thaumastus bitaeniatus (Nyst, 1845) – synonym: Bulimus bitaeniatus Nyst, 1845 – type species of the subgenus Scholvienia
 * Thaumastus jaspideus (Morelet, 1863)
 * Subgenus Thaumastus (Thaumastiella) Weyrauch, 1956 : synonym of Thaumastus E. von Martens, 1860
 * Subgenus Thaumastus (Thaumastus) E. von Martens, 1860 : synonym of Thaumastus E. von Martens, 1860
 * Subgenus Paeniscutalus Wurtz, 1947: elevated to the rank of genus Paeniscutalus Wurtz, 1947