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Promathildia Andreae, 1887 †
1499659 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1499659)
accepted
Genus
Mathildia janeti Cossmann, 1885 † accepted as Promathildia janeti (Cossmann, 1885) † (type by subsequent designation)
Clathrobaculus Cossmann, 1912 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Promathilda auctt. · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Promathildia (Clathrobaculus) Cossmann, 1912 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Promathildia aculeata O. Haas, 1953 †
- Species Promathildia amoena (J. A. Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1843) †
- Species Promathildia angulata (Gründel, 1997) †
- Species Promathildia atava (Cossmann, 1885) †
- Species Promathildia bacillaris (Cossmann, 1892) †
- Species Promathildia bolinoides O. Haas, 1953 †
- Species Promathildia catenifera Cossmann, 1912 †
- Species Promathildia clapensis (Terquem & Jourdy, 1869) †
- Species Promathildia collenoti (J. Martin, 1860) †
- Species Promathildia cretacea Wade, 1926 †
- Species Promathildia deeckei (M. Schmidt, 1905) †
- Species Promathildia demissa (Gründel, 2006) †
- Species Promathildia doncieuxi Cossmann, 1913 †
- Species Promathildia eucycla (Hébert & E. Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1860) †
- Species Promathildia fistulosa (Stoliczka, 1861) †
- Species Promathildia gracilis (Dareste de la Chavanne, 1912) †
- Species Promathildia gruendeli Kaim, 2004 †
- Species Promathildia hille (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) †
- Species Promathildia janeti (Cossmann, 1885) †
- Species Promathildia krumbecki Kuhn, 1935 †
- Species Promathildia medidilatata (Gründel, 2007) †
- Species Promathildia ornati (Quenstedt, 1852) †
- Species Promathildia orthocosta (M. Schröder, 1995) †
- Species Promathildia osanni (Andreae, 1887) †
- Species Promathildia pizzolarii (Meneghini, 1880) †
- Species Promathildia raincourti (de Boury, 1883) †
- Species Promathildia sidae (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) †
- Species Promathildia sinemuriensis (J. Martin, 1860) †
- Species Promathildia subulata O. Haas, 1953 †
- Species Promathildia subulatissima (Hébert & E. Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1860) †
- Species Promathildia theodorii (H. A. C. Berger, 1854) †
- Species Promathildia unicarinata (Quenstedt, 1856) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of Turritella unicarinata Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1842)
- Species Promathildia venusta (Piette, 1855) †
- Species Promathildia westhayensis (L. R. Cox, 1936) †
- Species Promathildia zezii (Gemmellaro, 1878) †
- Species Promathildia ziczac (J. A. Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1843) †
- Subgenus Promathildia (Clathrobaculus) Cossmann, 1912 † accepted as Promathildia Andreae, 1887 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Promathildia (Clathrobaculus) cretacea Wade, 1926 † accepted as Promathildia cretacea Wade, 1926 † (subgenus is a junior synonym)
- Species Promathildia (Clathrobaculus) doncieuxi Cossmann, 1913 † accepted as Promathildia doncieuxi Cossmann, 1913 † (subgenus is a junior synonym)
- Species Promathildia (Clathrobaculus) parvula Sohl, 1961 † accepted as Echinimathilda parvula (Sohl, 1961) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Promathildia (Clathrobaculus) subulata O. Haas, 1953 † accepted as Promathildia subulata O. Haas, 1953 † (subgenus is a junior synonym)
- Species Promathildia (Clathrobaculus) venusta (Piette, 1855) † accepted as Promathildia venusta (Piette, 1855) † (subgenus is a junior synonym)
- Species Promathildia (Clathrobaculus) multilirata Cossmann, 1912 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subgenus Promathildia (Teretrina) Cossmann, 1912 † accepted as Teretrina Cossmann, 1912 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Promathildia (Teretrina) aculeata O. Haas, 1953 † accepted as Promathildia aculeata O. Haas, 1953 † (subgenus not accepted)
- Species Promathildia (Teretrina) bolinoides O. Haas, 1953 † accepted as Promathildia bolinoides O. Haas, 1953 † (subgenus not accepted)
- Species Promathildia (Teretrina) concava Walther, 1951 † accepted as Jurilda concava (Walther, 1951) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Promathildia (Teretrina) truemani Walther, 1951 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subgenus Promathildia (Turritelloidea) Walther, 1951 † accepted as Turritelloidea Walther, 1951 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Promathildia aialensis Zardini, 1980 † accepted as Cortinellopsis aialensis (Zardini, 1980) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Promathildia angularis Yamnichenko, 1987 † accepted as Jurilda angularis (Yamnichenko, 1987) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Promathildia bigoti Cossmann, 1913 † accepted as Gordenella fahrenkohlii (Rouillier, 1846) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Promathildia conoidea Gründel, 1997 † accepted as Jurilda conoidea (Gründel, 1997) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Promathildia decussata (Münster, 1841) † accepted as Tofanella decussata (Münster, 1841) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Promathildia naricata Gründel, 1973 † accepted as Jurilda naricata (Gründel, 1973) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Promathildia pommerana Gründel, 1997 † accepted as Jurilda pommerana (Gründel, 1997) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Promathildia reticulata Yamnichenko, 1987 † accepted as Mathilda reticulata (Yamnichenko, 1987) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Promathildia schmidti Walther, 1951 † accepted as Tricarilda schmidti (Walther, 1951) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Promathildia alta Yamnichenko, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia alveata Yamnichenko, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia bicarinata Yamnichenko, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia brevis Yamnichenko, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia cossmanni Walther, 1951 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia forthensis Kuhn, 1935 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia haberi Kuhn, 1935 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia ignota Yamnichenko, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia improvisa Yamnichenko, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia lubrica Yamnichenko, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia muriciformis Yamnichenko, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia parentis Yamnichenko, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia quadricostata Yamnichenko, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia rara Yamnichenko, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia reducta Yamnichenko, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia subornata (Münster, 1841) † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia tenuicarinata Yamnichenko, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia terebralis Cossmann, 1902 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia tricostata Yamnichenko, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Promathildia trochusiformis Yamnichenko, 1987 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
feminine
Andreae A. (1887). Die Glossophoren des Terrain à chailles der Pfirt. <em>Abhandlungen zur Geologischen Specialkarte von Elsass-Lothringen.</em> 4: 1-45., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49011509
page(s): 23 [details]
page(s): 23 [details]
Note Andreae recognized two subgroups if...
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Type species Andreae recognized two subgroups if Promathildia, which he did not name, and altogether included 5 species in the genus. Koken [1889, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogue, Geologie und Palaeontologie, Beilage Bd 6: 458-459] repeated Andreae's text, and cited Turritella binaria Hébert & Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1860 [an originally included species] as type of one of the subgroups; this does not constitute a valid type species fixation. Cossmann [1912, Essais de paléoconchologie comparée, 9: 4] cited Cerithium bisertum Münster, 1841, as type, but this was not an originally included species. While fixing Mathilda janeti as type, Gründel & Nützel also noticed that Andreae had misidentified Turritella binaria, and that he probably had before him an undescribed species of Angulathilda. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Promathildia Andreae, 1887 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1499659 on 2025-09-11
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Andreae A. (1887). Die Glossophoren des Terrain à chailles der Pfirt. <em>Abhandlungen zur Geologischen Specialkarte von Elsass-Lothringen.</em> 4: 1-45., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49011509
page(s): 23 [details]
original description (of Promathildia (Clathrobaculus) Cossmann, 1912 †) Cossmann M. (1895-1924). <i>Essais de paléoconchologie comparée</i>. Paris, published by the author. Part 1: 1-159, pl. 1-7 [1895]. Part 2: 1-179, pl. 1-8 [1896]. Part 3: 1-201, pl. 1-8 [1899]. Part 4: 1-293, pl. 1-10 [1901]. Part 6: 1-261, pl. 1-7 [1904]. Part 7: 1-261, pl. 1-14 [1906]. Part 8: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1909]. Part 9: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1912]. Part 10: 1-292, pl. 1-12 [1916]. Part 11: 1-388, pls 1-11 [1918]. Part 12: 1-348, pls 1-10 [1921]. Part 13: 1-345, pls 1-12 [1924]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36852875
page(s): 9: 3, 7 [details]
subsequent type designation Gründel J. & Nützel A. (2013) Evolution and classification of Mesozoic mathildoid gastropods. <i>Acta Palaeontologica Polonica</i> 58(4): 803-826.
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page(s): 23 [details]
original description (of Promathildia (Clathrobaculus) Cossmann, 1912 †) Cossmann M. (1895-1924). <i>Essais de paléoconchologie comparée</i>. Paris, published by the author. Part 1: 1-159, pl. 1-7 [1895]. Part 2: 1-179, pl. 1-8 [1896]. Part 3: 1-201, pl. 1-8 [1899]. Part 4: 1-293, pl. 1-10 [1901]. Part 6: 1-261, pl. 1-7 [1904]. Part 7: 1-261, pl. 1-14 [1906]. Part 8: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1909]. Part 9: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1912]. Part 10: 1-292, pl. 1-12 [1916]. Part 11: 1-388, pls 1-11 [1918]. Part 12: 1-348, pls 1-10 [1921]. Part 13: 1-345, pls 1-12 [1924]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36852875
page(s): 9: 3, 7 [details]
subsequent type designation Gründel J. & Nützel A. (2013) Evolution and classification of Mesozoic mathildoid gastropods. <i>Acta Palaeontologica Polonica</i> 58(4): 803-826.
page(s): 809 [details] Available for editors

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Spelling Bieler (1995, Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 167: 599) has argued that Promathildia should be treated as an incorrect original spelling of Promathilda. [details]Type species Andreae recognized two subgroups if Promathildia, which he did not name, and altogether included 5 species in the genus. Koken [1889, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogue, Geologie und Palaeontologie, Beilage Bd 6: 458-459] repeated Andreae's text, and cited Turritella binaria Hébert & Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1860 [an originally included species] as type of one of the subgroups; this does not constitute a valid type species fixation. Cossmann [1912, Essais de paléoconchologie comparée, 9: 4] cited Cerithium bisertum Münster, 1841, as type, but this was not an originally included species. While fixing Mathilda janeti as type, Gründel & Nützel also noticed that Andreae had misidentified Turritella binaria, and that he probably had before him an undescribed species of Angulathilda. [details]