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Endodonta (Pterodiscus) Pilsbry, 1893
1450152 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1450152)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subgenus
Helix alata L. Pfeiffer, 1856 accepted as Tropidoptera alata (L. Pfeiffer, 1856) (type by typification of replaced name)
- Species Endodonta (Pterodiscus) wesleyi Sykes, 1896 accepted as Tropidoptera wesleyi (Sykes, 1896) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Pilsbry, H. A. (1893-1895). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 9: Helicidae, Vol. 7, Guide to the study of Helices. pp i-xlviii, 1-366, pls 1-71. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-48, pls 1-14, 16 Nov 1893; pp. 49-112, pls 15-28, 19 Mar 1894; pp. 113-160, pls 29-40, 27 Jul 1894; pp. 161-366, pls 41-71, i-xlviii, 2 Feb 1895; index 1-126, April 1895]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1102607
page(s): 36 [details]
page(s): 36 [details]
Note Unnecessary nom. nov. pro Tropidoptera Ancey,...
Type species Unnecessary nom. nov. pro Tropidoptera Ancey, by Pilsbry treated as a junior homonym of Tropidopterus Blanchard, 1845 [Coleoptera]. Pilsbry cited Helix alata L. Pfeiffer, 1856, as type species, but the type species of Tropidoptera is also the type of Pterodiscus. Pilsbry's Helix alata = Endodonta wesleyi Sykes, 1896 [details]
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Pilsbry, H. A. (1893-1895). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 9: Helicidae, Vol. 7, Guide to the study of Helices. pp i-xlviii, 1-366, pls 1-71. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-48, pls 1-14, 16 Nov 1893; pp. 49-112, pls 15-28, 19 Mar 1894; pp. 113-160, pls 29-40, 27 Jul 1894; pp. 161-366, pls 41-71, i-xlviii, 2 Feb 1895; index 1-126, April 1895]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1102607
page(s): 36 [details]
source of synonymy Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
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source of synonymy Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
page(s): 117 [details] Available for editors

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Type species Unnecessary nom. nov. pro Tropidoptera Ancey, by Pilsbry treated as a junior homonym of Tropidopterus Blanchard, 1845 [Coleoptera]. Pilsbry cited Helix alata L. Pfeiffer, 1856, as type species, but the type species of Tropidoptera is also the type of Pterodiscus. Pilsbry's Helix alata = Endodonta wesleyi Sykes, 1896 [details]