original description
Crosse, H. & Fischer, P. (1877). Note sur le nouveau genre Acroptychia de Madagascar. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 25: 70., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16223301
note: Nom. nov. for Euptychia Crosse & Fischer, 1873 (non Hübner, 1816) [details]
original description
(of Euptychia Crosse & P. Fischer, 1873) Crosse, H. & Fischer, P. (1873). Diagnoses Molluscorum novorum, insulae Madagascar dictae incolarum. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 21 (2): 156-159., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15145031
page(s): 156 [details]
original description
(of Anceyiella Mabille, 1886) Mabille, J. (1886). Diagnoses testarum novarum. Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris, (7) 10 (3): 123-135; (7) 10 (4): 182-183. Paris, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31945887
page(s): 128. [details]
basis of record
Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
From editor or global species database
Classification There is molecular evidence suggesting that Acroptychia (and perhaps Hainesia as well) represents a distinct family level lineage within the Cyclophoroidea [details]
Nomenclature Nom. nov. for Euptychia Crosse & Fischer, 1873 (non Hübner, 1816) [details]