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Placocharis Pilsbry, 1900
863054 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:863054)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Bulimus macgillivrayi L. Pfeiffer, 1855 accepted as Eumecostylus macgillivrayi (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) (type by original designation)
Placostylus (Malaitella) Clench, 1941 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Placostylus (Placocharis) Pilsbry, 1900 · unaccepted (original rank)
- Species Placocharis acutus (Clench, 1935) accepted as Eumecostylus acutus (Clench, 1935) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Placocharis founaki (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847) accepted as Eumecostylus founaki (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Placocharis guppyi (E. A. Smith, 1892) accepted as Eumecostylus guppyi (E. A. Smith, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Placocharis kreftii (J. C. Cox, 1872) accepted as Eumecostylus kreftii (J. C. Cox, 1872) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Placocharis macfarlandi (Brazier, 1876) accepted as Eumecostylus macfarlandi (Brazier, 1876) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Placocharis macgillivrayi (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) accepted as Eumecostylus macgillivrayi (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Placocharis malaitensis (Clench, 1941) accepted as Eumecostylus malaitensis (Clench, 1941) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Placocharis manni (W. F. Clapp, 1923) accepted as Eumecostylus manni (W. F. Clapp, 1923) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Placocharis ophir (Clench, 1941) accepted as Eumecostylus ophir (Clench, 1941) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Placocharis palmarum (Mousson, 1869) accepted as Eumecostylus palmarum (Mousson, 1869) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Placocharis paravicinianus (B. Rensch, 1934) accepted as Eumecostylus paravicinianus (B. Rensch, 1934) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Placocharis strangei (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) accepted as Eumecostylus strangei (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Placocharis stutchburyi (L. Pfeiffer, 1860) accepted as Eumecostylus stutchburyi (L. Pfeiffer, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
masculine
Pilsbry, H. A. (1900). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 13: Australasian Bulimulidae: <i>Bothriembryon, Placostylus</i>. Helicidae: <i>Amphidromus</i>. pp 1-253, pls 1-72. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-15, 23 April 1900; pp. 65-112, pls 16-34, 3 August 1900; pp. 113-176, pls 35-48, 17 October 1900; pp. 117-253, pls 49-72, 30 December 1900]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1285647
page(s): 21, 77 [details]
page(s): 21, 77 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Placocharis Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=863054 on 2025-09-11
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Pilsbry, H. A. (1900). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 13: Australasian Bulimulidae: <i>Bothriembryon, Placostylus</i>. Helicidae: <i>Amphidromus</i>. pp 1-253, pls 1-72. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-15, 23 April 1900; pp. 65-112, pls 16-34, 3 August 1900; pp. 113-176, pls 35-48, 17 October 1900; pp. 117-253, pls 49-72, 30 December 1900]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1285647
page(s): 21, 77 [details]
additional source Neubert, E., Chérel-Mora, C. & Bouchet, P. (2009). Polytypy, clines, and fragmentation: The bulimes of New Caledonia revisited (Pulmonata, Orthalicoidea, Placostylidae). <i>In</i> P. Grancolas (ed.), Zoologia Neocaledonica 7. Biodiversity studies in New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 198: 37-131. [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Salvador, R. B.; Silva, F. S.; Cavallari, D. C.; Köhler, F.; Slapcinsky, J.; Breure, A. S. H. (2023). Molecular phylogeny of the Orthalicoidea land snails: Further support and surprises. <em>PlosOne.</em> 18(7): e0288533., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288533
page(s): 20 [details]
page(s): 21, 77 [details]
additional source Neubert, E., Chérel-Mora, C. & Bouchet, P. (2009). Polytypy, clines, and fragmentation: The bulimes of New Caledonia revisited (Pulmonata, Orthalicoidea, Placostylidae). <i>In</i> P. Grancolas (ed.), Zoologia Neocaledonica 7. Biodiversity studies in New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 198: 37-131. [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy Salvador, R. B.; Silva, F. S.; Cavallari, D. C.; Köhler, F.; Slapcinsky, J.; Breure, A. S. H. (2023). Molecular phylogeny of the Orthalicoidea land snails: Further support and surprises. <em>PlosOne.</em> 18(7): e0288533., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288533
page(s): 20 [details]
