original description
Christiaens, J. (1989). The Phenacolepadidae Gastropoda: Neritoidea Part 2. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 28(2–3): 17–48.
page(s): 29, figs 10, 34. [details]
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment New combination herein, based on the synonymy of Phenacolepas with Plesiothyreus. However, the species may also belong in Zacalantica (Kano & Fukumori, com. pers.), and proper genus allocation currently requires molecular data. [details]