MolluscaBase name details
Placostylus (Acrostylus) Clench, 1935
1312427 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1312427)
unaccepted > junior homonym (of Acrostylus Cossmann, 1896; Malaitella Clench, 1941 is a replacement name)
Subgenus
Placostylus (Acrostylus) acutus Clench, 1935 accepted as Eumecostylus acutus (Clench, 1935) (type by original designation)
- Species Placostylus (Acrostylus) acutus Clench, 1935 accepted as Eumecostylus acutus (Clench, 1935) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Placostylus (Acrostylus) malaitensis Clench, 1941 accepted as Eumecostylus malaitensis (Clench, 1941) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Placostylus (Acrostylus) ophir Clench, 1941 accepted as Eumecostylus ophir (Clench, 1941) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Clench, W. J. (1935). A new subgenus and a new species of <i>Placostylus</i> from the Solomon Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 48(4): 126, pl. 7, fig. 6., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520969 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Placostylus (Acrostylus) Clench, 1935. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1312427 on 2025-04-14
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Clench, W. J. (1935). A new subgenus and a new species of <i>Placostylus</i> from the Solomon Islands. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 48(4): 126, pl. 7, fig. 6., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520969 [details]
