MolluscaBase - Otostomus (Placostylus) H. Beck, 1837

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Otostomus (Placostylus) H. Beck, 1837

AphiaID

1566027 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1566027)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Placostylus H. Beck, 1837

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Otostomus H. Beck, 1837

Original name

Bulimus (Placostylus) H. Beck, 1837

Direct children (2)

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Species Otostomus (Placostylus) elobatus (A. Gould, 1846) accepted as Callistocharis elobatus (A. Gould, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Otostomus (Placostylus) seemanui [sic] accepted as Euplacostylus seemanni (Dohrn, 1861) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Bulimus (Placostylus) H. Beck, 1837) Beck, H. (1837-1838). <i>Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici</i>. 124 pp. Hafniae [Copenhagen]. Pp. 1-100 [1837]; 101-124 [1838]; Appendix: 1-8 [June 1837]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058074
page(s): 57 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Otostomus (Placostylus) H. Beck, 1837. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1566027 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-02-27 01:06:05Z

created

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Bulimus (Placostylus) H. Beck, 1837) Beck, H. (1837-1838). <i>Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici</i>. 124 pp. Hafniae [Copenhagen]. Pp. 1-100 [1837]; 101-124 [1838]; Appendix: 1-8 [June 1837]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058074
page(s): 57 [details]