# 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