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Helicostyla (Pythohelix) Swainson, 1840
1479721 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1479721)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subgenus
- Species Helicostyla (Pythohelix) boholensis (Broderip, 1841) accepted as Cochlostyla boholensis (Broderip, 1841) accepted as Hypselostyla boholensis (Broderip, 1841) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Helicostyla (Pythohelix) fulgetrum (Broderip, 1841) accepted as Helicostyla fulgetra (Broderip, 1841) (unaccepted combination)
(of Pythohelix Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 332 [details]
page(s): 332 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Helicostyla (Pythohelix) Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1479721 on 2025-04-22
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(of Pythohelix Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 332 [details]
basis of record Pilsbry, H. A. (1903). The use of the generic name <i>Helicostyla</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 17(5): 58., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1726481
note: Pilsbry incorrectly states that Moerch (1865: 385) introduced Pythohelix. It was introduced by Swainson (1840: 332). [details]
additional source Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1865). Quelques mots sur un arrangement des mollusques pulmonés terrestres (Géophiles, Fér.) basé sur le système naturel. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 13: 376-396., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15133987
page(s): 385 [details]
page(s): 332 [details]
basis of record Pilsbry, H. A. (1903). The use of the generic name <i>Helicostyla</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 17(5): 58., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1726481
note: Pilsbry incorrectly states that Moerch (1865: 385) introduced Pythohelix. It was introduced by Swainson (1840: 332). [details]
additional source Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1865). Quelques mots sur un arrangement des mollusques pulmonés terrestres (Géophiles, Fér.) basé sur le système naturel. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 13: 376-396., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15133987
page(s): 385 [details]
