MolluscaBase - Helicaulax Gabb, 1868 †

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Helicaulax Gabb, 1868 †

AphiaID

870449 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:870449)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Rostellaria ornata A. d'Orbigny, 1843 † accepted as Helicaulax ornata (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) † (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Aporrhaidae J. E. Gray, 1850

Original name

Helicaulax Gabb, 1868 †

Synonymised names

Anchura (Helicaulax) Gabb, 1868 † · unaccepted > superseded rank

Aporrhais (Helicaulax) Gabb, 1868 † · unaccepted > superseded rank

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Species Helicaulax condoniana (F. M. Anderson, 1902) †
Species Helicaulax falcata Böhm, 1891 †
Species Helicaulax gibbosa (Zekeli, 1852) †
Species Helicaulax opeatochila (J. S. Gardner, 1875) †
Species Helicaulax ornata (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) †
Species Helicaulax pyrenaicus (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) †
Species Helicaulax tarimensis (J.-M. Wei, 1984) †
Species Helicaulax tricosa (Saul & Popenoe, 1993) †
Species Helicaulax bicarinata Gabb, 1869 † accepted as Tessarolax gabbi Saul & Squires, 2015 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior secondary homonym of Rostellaria bicarinata J. de C. Sowerby, 1836; Tessarolax gabbi is a replacement name)
Species Helicaulax ornatus (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) † accepted as Helicaulax ornata (A. d'Orbigny, 1843) † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
Species Helicaulax cossmanni Lecointre, 1914 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Gabb, W. M. (1868). An attempt at the revision of the two families Strombidae and Aporrhaidae. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 4(3): 137-149., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070244
page(s): 145 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helicaulax Gabb, 1868 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870449 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2016-02-18 16:08:07Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2022-09-03 14:56:27Z

changed

Wieneke, Ulrich

2023-09-11 09:53:48Z

changed

Wieneke, Ulrich

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original description Gabb, W. M. (1868). An attempt at the revision of the two families Strombidae and Aporrhaidae. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 4(3): 137-149., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070244
page(s): 145 [details]