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Carinifex W. G. Binney, 1864
992807 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:992807)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Planorbis newberryi I. Lea, 1858 accepted as Helisoma newberryi (I. Lea, 1858) (type by monotypy)
- Subgenus Carinifex (Vortifex) Meek, 1870 † accepted as Vorticifex Meek, 1870 (Original spelling Vortifex, but consistently treated as an incorrect original spelling)
- Species Carinifex (Vortifex) tryoni Meek, 1870 † accepted as Vorticifex tryoni (Meek, 1870) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carinifex atopus Chamberlin & D. T. Jones, 1929 accepted as Carinifex newberryi (I. Lea, 1858) accepted as Helisoma newberryi (I. Lea, 1858)
- Species Carinifex binneyi Meek, 1870 † accepted as Vorticifex binneyi (Meek, 1870) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carinifex brevispira Yen, 1946 † accepted as Helisoma brevispira (Yen, 1946) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carinifex fluminensis Brito, 1967 † accepted as Eoborus sanctijosephi (Maury, 1935) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Carinifex jacksonensis J. Henderson, 1932 accepted as Carinifex newberryi (I. Lea, 1858) accepted as Helisoma newberryi (I. Lea, 1858) (junior synonym)
- Species Carinifex malheurensis J. Henderson & Rodeck, 1934 † accepted as Helisoma malheurense (J. Henderson & Rodeck, 1934) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carinifex marshalli Arnold, 1909 † accepted as Helisoma marshalli (Arnold, 1909) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carinifex minor (J. G. Cooper, 1870) accepted as Helisoma minus (J. G. Cooper, 1870)
- Species Carinifex newberryi (I. Lea, 1858) accepted as Helisoma newberryi (I. Lea, 1858) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carinifex occidentalis G. D. Hanna, 1924 accepted as Carinifex newberryi (I. Lea, 1858) accepted as Helisoma newberryi (I. Lea, 1858)
- Species Carinifex ponsonbii E. A. Smith, 1876 accepted as Carinifex ponsonbyi E. A. Smith, 1876 accepted as Carinifex newberryi (I. Lea, 1858) accepted as Helisoma newberryi (I. Lea, 1858) (incorrect original spelling, named after J.H. Ponsonby)
- Species Carinifex ponsonbyi E. A. Smith, 1876 accepted as Carinifex newberryi (I. Lea, 1858) accepted as Helisoma newberryi (I. Lea, 1858) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Carinifex quadrangulus Neumayr, 1875 † accepted as Gyraulus quadrangulus (Neumayr, 1875) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carinifex sanctaeclarae Hannibal, 1909 † accepted as Helisoma sanctaeclarae (Hannibal, 1909) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carinifex shotwelli D. W. Taylor, 1963 † accepted as Helisoma shotwelli (D. W. Taylor, 1963) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carinifex slavonicus Brusina, 1897 † accepted as Gyraulus (Gyraulus) slavonicus (Brusina, 1897) † represented as Gyraulus slavonicus (Brusina, 1897) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Carinifex tryoni Meek, 1870 † accepted as Vorticifex tryoni (Meek, 1870) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
recent + fossil
Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Supplementary report on the present state of our knowledge with regard to the Mollusca of the West Coast of North America. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> (1863) 33: 517-686., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29370651
page(s): 675 [details]
page(s): 675 [details]
Nomenclature Junior objective synonym of Megasystropha, which however has been placed on the Official Index. Placed on the Official List...
Nomenclature Junior objective synonym of Megasystropha, which however has been placed on the Official Index. Placed on the Official List by Opinion 432, 1956, Opinions and Declarations rendered by the ICZN, 14(16): 375, 376, and attributed to Binney, 1865, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 143: 74. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Carinifex W. G. Binney, 1864. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=992807 on 2025-04-30
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Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Supplementary report on the present state of our knowledge with regard to the Mollusca of the West Coast of North America. <em>Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> (1863) 33: 517-686., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29370651
page(s): 675 [details]
source of synonymy Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396
note: Synonym not explicitly indicated, but the type species of Carinifex (Planorbis newberryi Lea, 1858) is attributed to Helisoma. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 675 [details]
source of synonymy Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396
note: Synonym not explicitly indicated, but the type species of Carinifex (Planorbis newberryi Lea, 1858) is attributed to Helisoma. [details] Available for editors

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Nomenclature Junior objective synonym of Megasystropha, which however has been placed on the Official Index. Placed on the Official List by Opinion 432, 1956, Opinions and Declarations rendered by the ICZN, 14(16): 375, 376, and attributed to Binney, 1865, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 143: 74. [details]