MolluscaBase - Ptychomphalus Agassiz, 1837 †

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Ptychomphalus Agassiz, 1837 †

AphiaID

1556660 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1556660)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ptychomphalidae Wenz, 1938 †

Original name

Ptychomphalus Agassiz, 1837 †

Direct children (9)

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Species Ptychomphalus kericserensis J. Szabó, 2009 †
Species Ptychomphalus neumayri Kittl, 1891 †
Species Ptychomphalus palaeopsis Kittl, 1891 †
Species Ptychomphalus cauchyanus (de Koninck, 1843) † accepted as Dictyotomaria cauchyana (de Koninck, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Ptychomphalus expansus (J. Sowerby, 1821) † accepted as Angulomphalus expansus (J. Sowerby, 1821) †
Species Ptychomphalus globosus de Koninck, 1883 † accepted as Nemaspira globosa (de Koninck, 1883) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Ptychomphalus similis de Koninck, 1883 † accepted as Borestus similis (de Koninck, 1883) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Ptychomphalus sisophonensis Delpey, 1942 † accepted as Glabrocingulum sarrauti (Mansuy, 1912) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Ptychomphalus suavis de Koninck, 1883 † accepted as Borestus similis (de Koninck, 1883) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Agassiz, L. (1837-1843). Grossbritanniens Mineral-Conchologie, oder ausgemahlte Abbildungen und Beschreibungen der Schalthier-Überreste, welche zu verschiedenen Zeiten und in verschiedenen Tiefen der Erde erhalten worden sind; von James Sowerby. Deutsche Bearbeitung, durchgesehen, berichtigt und bevorwortet von Dr. Agassiz. H. Nicolet, Neuchatel, 689 pp., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k99118b/f1.item
page(s): 23 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ptychomphalus Agassiz, 1837 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1556660 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-01-09 06:46:43Z

created

Vinarski, Maxim

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original description Agassiz, L. (1837-1843). Grossbritanniens Mineral-Conchologie, oder ausgemahlte Abbildungen und Beschreibungen der Schalthier-Überreste, welche zu verschiedenen Zeiten und in verschiedenen Tiefen der Erde erhalten worden sind; von James Sowerby. Deutsche Bearbeitung, durchgesehen, berichtigt und bevorwortet von Dr. Agassiz. H. Nicolet, Neuchatel, 689 pp., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k99118b/f1.item
page(s): 23 [details]