Pythia is a largely terrestrial genus commonly found in the
Indo-Pacific. It lives in mangroves from above high tide to further inland. It is readily differentiated within the family by its dorso-ventrally flattened shell and heavily dentate
aperture. Plate gave the first account of Pythia scarabaeus in 1897.[2]
Pythia is the
type genus of the subfamily Pythiinae.
Pythia argenvillei L. Pfeiffer, 1853: synonym of Pythia scarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pythia cecillei (Philippi, 1847): synonym of Pythia cecillii (Philippi, 1847) (unjustified emendation to original species name, Scarabus cecillii Philippi, 1847)
Pythia ferminii Beck, 1838: synonym of Ovatella firminii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Pythia is a largely terrestrial genus commonly found in the
Indo-Pacific. It lives in mangroves from above high tide to further inland. It is readily differentiated within the family by its dorso-ventrally flattened shell and heavily dentate
aperture. Plate gave the first account of Pythia scarabaeus in 1897.[2]
Pythia is the
type genus of the subfamily Pythiinae.
Pythia argenvillei L. Pfeiffer, 1853: synonym of Pythia scarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pythia cecillei (Philippi, 1847): synonym of Pythia cecillii (Philippi, 1847) (unjustified emendation to original species name, Scarabus cecillii Philippi, 1847)
Pythia ferminii Beck, 1838: synonym of Ovatella firminii (Payraudeau, 1826)