MolluscaBase - Trachycystis (Chilocystis) lygaea (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892)

MolluscaBase name details

Trachycystis (Chilocystis) lygaea (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892)

AphiaID

1058500 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1058500)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Chilocystis lygaea (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892)

Rank

Species

Parent

Trachycystis (Chilocystis) H. Watson, 1934 accepted as Chilocystis H. Watson, 1934

Original name

Helix (Pella) lygaea Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(of Helix (Pella) lygaea Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892) Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1892). Desriptions of seven new species of terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 9 (49): 84-87, pl. 4, 6. London. [1 January]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617727
page(s): 85, pl. 4, fig. 7 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trachycystis (Chilocystis) lygaea (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1058500 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-02-07 06:36:19Z

created

Herbert, David

2018-07-04 12:08:38Z

changed

Herbert, David

2018-07-07 10:46:58Z

changed

Herbert, David

2024-12-30 14:58:03Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Helix (Pella) lygaea Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892) Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1892). Desriptions of seven new species of terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 9 (49): 84-87, pl. 4, 6. London. [1 January]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617727
page(s): 85, pl. 4, fig. 7 [details]