MolluscaBase - Dorcasiidae Connolly, 1915

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Dorcasiidae Connolly, 1915

AphiaID

871060 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:871060)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Rhytidoidea Pilsbry, 1893

Original name

Dorcasiinae Connolly, 1915

Synonymised names

Dorcasiinae Connolly, 1915 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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Genus Dorcasia J. E. Gray, 1838
Genus Trigonephrus Pilsbry, 1905
Genus Tulbaghinia Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898
Genus Galaxias H. Beck, 1837 accepted as Trigonephrus Pilsbry, 1905 (invalid: junior homonym of Galaxias Cuvier, 1816 (fish))

Environment

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

Original description

(of Dorcasiinae Connolly, 1915) Connolly, M. (1915). Notes on South African Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 13: 99-178, pls 2-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13005746
page(s): 120 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dorcasiidae Connolly, 1915. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871060 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2016-03-01 17:34:38Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2024-12-20 14:51:23Z

changed

Herbert, David

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Sources (1)

original description (of Dorcasiinae Connolly, 1915) Connolly, M. (1915). Notes on South African Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 13: 99-178, pls 2-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13005746
page(s): 120 [details]