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Pycnoptychia Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
996875 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:996875)
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Urocoptis humboldtiana (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) accepted as Pycnoptychia humboldtiana [sic] accepted as Pycnoptychia humboldtii (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) (type by original designation)
Gongylostoma (Pycnoptychia) Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Pycnoptychia (Pycnoptychia) Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898 · alternative representation
Urocoptis (Pycnoptychia) Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898 · alternative representation
- Species Pycnoptychia excelsa C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Species Pycnoptychia humboldtii (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
- Species Pycnoptychia peraffinis (Pilsbry, 1903)
- Species Pycnoptychia scaeva (L. Pfeiffer, 1863)
- Species Pycnoptychia shuttleworthiana (Poey, 1858)
- Species Pycnoptychia striatella (L. Pfeiffer, 1863)
- Species Pycnoptychia torrei (Arango, 1876)
- Species Pycnoptychia trina C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
- Subgenus Pycnoptychia (Esochara) Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898 accepted as Esochara Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Pycnoptychia (Esochara) amicorum C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972 represented as Esochara amicorum (C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972)
- Species Pycnoptychia (Esochara) oviedoiana (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) represented as Esochara oviedoiana (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
- Species Pycnoptychia (Esochara) strangulata (Poey, 1858) represented as Esochara strangulata (Poey, 1858)
- Species Pycnoptychia amicorum C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972 accepted as Esochara amicorum (C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pycnoptychia humboldtiana [sic] accepted as Pycnoptychia humboldtii (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Pycnoptychia oviedoiana (A. Orbigny, 1841) accepted as Esochara oviedoiana (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Pycnoptychia strangulata (Poey, 1858) accepted as Esochara strangulata (Poey, 1858) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Pycnoptychia (Pycnoptychia) Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898 represented as Pycnoptychia Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898
- Species Pycnoptychia (Pycnoptychia) humboldtii (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) represented as Pycnoptychia humboldtii (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
- Species Pycnoptychia (Pycnoptychia) peraffinis (Pilsbry, 1903) represented as Pycnoptychia peraffinis (Pilsbry, 1903)
- Species Pycnoptychia (Pycnoptychia) scaeva (L. Pfeiffer, 1863) represented as Pycnoptychia scaeva (L. Pfeiffer, 1863)
- Species Pycnoptychia (Pycnoptychia) shuttleworthiana (Poey, 1858) represented as Pycnoptychia shuttleworthiana (Poey, 1858)
- Species Pycnoptychia (Pycnoptychia) striatella (L. Pfeiffer, 1863) represented as Pycnoptychia striatella (L. Pfeiffer, 1863)
- Species Pycnoptychia (Pycnoptychia) torrei (Arango, 1876) represented as Pycnoptychia torrei (Arango, 1876)
- Species Pycnoptychia (Pycnoptychia) trina C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972 represented as Pycnoptychia trina C. de la Torre & Bartsch, 1972
(of Gongylostoma (Pycnoptychia) Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898) Pilsbry, H. A. & Vanatta, E. G. (1898). Materials towards a natural classification of the cylindrelloid snails. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 50: 264-286, pls 17-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1647758
page(s): 271, 275 [details]
page(s): 271, 275 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pycnoptychia Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996875 on 2025-09-10
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(of Gongylostoma (Pycnoptychia) Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1898) Pilsbry, H. A. & Vanatta, E. G. (1898). Materials towards a natural classification of the cylindrelloid snails. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 50: 264-286, pls 17-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1647758
page(s): 271, 275 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Espinosa, J. & Ortea, J. (1999). Moluscos terrestres del archipiƩlago cubano. <em>Avicennia.</em> suppl. 2: 1-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44341104
page(s): 85 [details]
page(s): 271, 275 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Espinosa, J. & Ortea, J. (1999). Moluscos terrestres del archipiƩlago cubano. <em>Avicennia.</em> suppl. 2: 1-137., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44341104
page(s): 85 [details]