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Timothynus G. D. Harris & K. van W. Palmer, 1946
532008 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:532008)
accepted
Genus
Sphaerella bulla Conrad, 1865 † accepted as Timothynus bulla (Conrad, 1865) † (type by original designation)
Diplodonta (Timothynus) G. D. Harris & K. van W. Palmer, 1946 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Timothynus bulla (Conrad, 1865) †
- Species Timothynus holosphaerus (Melvill, 1899)
- Species Timothynus inezensis (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1947)
- Species Timothynus pinnaculum (Kilburn, 1996)
- Species Timothynus pseudoglobosus (Kilburn, 1996)
- Species Timothynus rehderi (van Regteren Altena, 1968)
- Species Timothynus subvexa (Conrad, 1838) † accepted as Diplodonta subvexa (Conrad, 1838) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Timothynus verrilli (Dall, 1899) accepted as Phlyctiderma verrilli (Dall, 1899)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
(of Diplodonta (Timothynus) G. D. Harris & K. van W. Palmer, 1946) Harris, G. D. & Palmer, K. van W. (1946-1947). The Mollusca of the Jackson Eocene of the Mississippi Embayment (Sabine River to Alabama River). <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 30(117): 1-206, pl. 1-25 (first section, 1946); 207-564, pl. 26-65 (second section, 1947)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10408339
page(s): 86 [details]
page(s): 86 [details]
Nomenclature Harris & Palmer stated that Sphaerella Conrad, 1838 is invalid because it is a junior homonym of Sphaerella Sommerfelt,...
Nomenclature Harris & Palmer stated that Sphaerella Conrad, 1838 is invalid because it is a junior homonym of Sphaerella Sommerfelt, 1824 ["for a protozoan"], but Timothynus is not a replacement name for it (different type species), and the two names are not objective synonyms. It is unclear whether Sphaerella Sommerfelt, 1824, listed in Catalogue of Life as a synonym of Chlamydomonas [Chlorophyta, hence not a name regulated by the ICZN] is to be considered a senior homonym under ICZN Art. 2. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Timothynus G. D. Harris & K. van W. Palmer, 1946. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532008 on 2025-09-11
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(of Diplodonta (Timothynus) G. D. Harris & K. van W. Palmer, 1946) Harris, G. D. & Palmer, K. van W. (1946-1947). The Mollusca of the Jackson Eocene of the Mississippi Embayment (Sabine River to Alabama River). <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 30(117): 1-206, pl. 1-25 (first section, 1946); 207-564, pl. 26-65 (second section, 1947)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10408339
page(s): 86 [details]
basis of record Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
page(s): 86 [details]
basis of record Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature Harris & Palmer stated that Sphaerella Conrad, 1838 is invalid because it is a junior homonym of Sphaerella Sommerfelt, 1824 ["for a protozoan"], but Timothynus is not a replacement name for it (different type species), and the two names are not objective synonyms. It is unclear whether Sphaerella Sommerfelt, 1824, listed in Catalogue of Life as a synonym of Chlamydomonas [Chlorophyta, hence not a name regulated by the ICZN] is to be considered a senior homonym under ICZN Art. 2. [details]
