Traits taxon details
Plagioptychus Matheron, 1842 †
883428 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:883428)
accepted
Genus
Plagioptychus paradoxus Matheron, 1842 † (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Plagioptychus aguilloni (A. d'Orbigny, 1839) †
- Species Plagioptychus antillarum (Douvillé, 1927) †
- Species Plagioptychus arnaudi Douvillé, 1888 †
- Species Plagioptychus fragilis Chubb, 1967 †
- Species Plagioptychus haueri (Teller, 1877) †
- Species Plagioptychus muellerriedi Alencáster, 1971 †
- Species Plagioptychus paradoxus Matheron, 1842 †
- Species Plagioptychus toucasianus Matheron, 1842 †
- Species Plagioptychus uchauxensis Mennessier, 1957 †
- Species Plagioptychus zansi Chubb, 1956 †
- Species Plagioptychus agariciformis Alencáster, 1971 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Plagioptychus ersi Astre & Baudelot, 1960 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Plagioptychus praetibeticus Bobkova, 1974 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
masculine
Matheron, P. (1842-1843). Catalogue méthodique et descriptif des corps organisés fossiles du départment des Bouches-du-Rhône et lieux circonvoisins; précédé D'un Mémoire sur les terrains supérieurs au Grès Bigarré du S. E. de la France. Carnaud Fils, Marseille, 269 pp. + 41 pls.
page(s): pls 5, 6; note: Matheron obviously misspelt the name as "Plagiotychus" in the head of the description and as "Plagiopthychus" in the figure captions. From the Greek etymology provided in the footnot...
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page(s): pls 5, 6; note: Matheron obviously misspelt the name as "Plagiotychus" in the head of the description and as "Plagiopthychus" in the figure captions. From the Greek etymology provided in the footnot...
Matheron obviously misspelt the name as "Plagiotychus" in the head of the description and as "Plagiopthychus" in the figure captions. From the Greek etymology provided in the footnote on p. 114 (1843), the spelling has to be Plagioptychus.
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Plagioptychus Matheron, 1842 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=883428 on 2025-04-24
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Plagioptychus Matheron, 1842 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=883428 on 2025-04-24
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original description
Matheron, P. (1842-1843). Catalogue méthodique et descriptif des corps organisés fossiles du départment des Bouches-du-Rhône et lieux circonvoisins; précédé D'un Mémoire sur les terrains supérieurs au Grès Bigarré du S. E. de la France. Carnaud Fils, Marseille, 269 pp. + 41 pls.
page(s): pls 5, 6; note: Matheron obviously misspelt the name as "Plagiotychus" in the head of the description and as "Plagiopthychus" in the figure captions. From the Greek etymology provided in the footnot...
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subsequent type designation Fischer, P. (1880-1887). <i>Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.</i>. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls. [1: 1-112, 21 September 1880; 2: 113-192, 16 March 1881; 3: 193-304, 28 July 1881; 4: 305-416, 5 May 1882; 5: 417-512, 21 February 1883; 6: 513-608, 20 December 1883; 7: 609-688, 30 June 1884; 8: 689-784, 29 January 1885; 9: 785-896, 31 August 1885; 10: 897-1008, 30 April 1886; 11: 1009-1369, 15 June 1887]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): (11): 1055 [details]
page(s): pls 5, 6; note: Matheron obviously misspelt the name as "Plagiotychus" in the head of the description and as "Plagiopthychus" in the figure captions. From the Greek etymology provided in the footnot...
Matheron obviously misspelt the name as "Plagiotychus" in the head of the description and as "Plagiopthychus" in the figure captions. From the Greek etymology provided in the footnote on p. 114 (1843), the spelling has to be Plagioptychus.
subsequent type designation Fischer, P. (1880-1887). <i>Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.</i>. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls. [1: 1-112, 21 September 1880; 2: 113-192, 16 March 1881; 3: 193-304, 28 July 1881; 4: 305-416, 5 May 1882; 5: 417-512, 21 February 1883; 6: 513-608, 20 December 1883; 7: 609-688, 30 June 1884; 8: 689-784, 29 January 1885; 9: 785-896, 31 August 1885; 10: 897-1008, 30 April 1886; 11: 1009-1369, 15 June 1887]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): (11): 1055 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
