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Hybocystis W. H. Benson, 1859
998811 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:998811)
unaccepted
Genus
- Species Hybocystis balansai Mabille, 1889 accepted as Pollicaria rochebruni (Mabille, 1887) (junior synonym)
- Species Hybocystis bourguignatiana Filhol, 1877 † accepted as Ventriculus bourguignatianus (Filhol, 1877) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Hybocystis chatiniana Filhol, 1877 † accepted as Ventriculus bourguignatianus (Filhol, 1877) † (subjective synonym)
- Species Hybocystis crossei Dautzenberg & d'Hamonville, 1887 accepted as Pollicaria rochebruni (Mabille, 1887)
- Species Hybocystis desnoyersiana Filhol, 1877 † accepted as Dissostoma desnoyersianum (Filhol, 1877) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Hybocystis elephas de Morgan, 1885 accepted as Pollicaria elephas (de Morgan, 1885) (original combination)
- Species Hybocystis europaea Filhol, 1877 † accepted as Ventriculus bourguignatianus (Filhol, 1877) † (subjective synonym)
- Species Hybocystis filholi Filhol, 1877 † accepted as Ischurostoma gallicum Wenz, 1919 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, secondary homonym of Ischurostoma filholi Bourguignat, 1874; Ischurostoma gallicum is a replacement name)
- Species Hybocystis jousseaumei de Morgan, 1885 accepted as Pollicaria elephas (de Morgan, 1885)
- Species Hybocystis milneedwardsiana Filhol, 1877 † accepted as Ischurostoma milneedwardsianum (Filhol, 1877) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Hybocystis mouhoti L. Pfeiffer, 1863 accepted as Pollicaria mouhoti (L. Pfeiffer, 1863) (original combination)
- Species Hybocystis myersii (Haines, 1855) accepted as Pollicaria myersii (Haines, 1855) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Hybocystis rochebruni Mabille, 1887 accepted as Pollicaria rochebruni (Mabille, 1887) (original combination)
Benson, W. H. (1859). Observation of shell and animal of <i>Hybocystis</i>, a new genus of Cyclostomidae, based on <i>Megalostoma gravidum</i> and <i>Otopoma blennus</i>, B.; with notes on other living shells from India and Burmah. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 4: 90–93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2356219
page(s): 91-92 [details]
page(s): 91-92 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Hybocystis Benson, 1859. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=998811 on 2025-09-11
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Benson, W. H. (1859). Observation of shell and animal of <i>Hybocystis</i>, a new genus of Cyclostomidae, based on <i>Megalostoma gravidum</i> and <i>Otopoma blennus</i>, B.; with notes on other living shells from India and Burmah. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 4: 90–93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2356219
page(s): 91-92 [details]
source of synonymy Kongim B., Sutcharit C., Naggs F. & Panha S. (2013). Taxonomic revision of the Elephant Pupinid snail genus <i>Pollicaria</i> Gould, 1856 (Prosobranchia, Pupinidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 287: 19-40., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.287.4617 [details]
page(s): 91-92 [details]
source of synonymy Kongim B., Sutcharit C., Naggs F. & Panha S. (2013). Taxonomic revision of the Elephant Pupinid snail genus <i>Pollicaria</i> Gould, 1856 (Prosobranchia, Pupinidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 287: 19-40., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.287.4617 [details]
