original description
(of Phenacolepas arabica Thiele, 1909) Thiele J. (1909). Cocculinoidea und die Gattungen <i>Phenacolepas</i> und <i>Titiscania</i>. <i>Martini & Chemnitz, Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. 2nd ed 11A (539)</i>: 1-48, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52488188
page(s): 32, pl. 5 figs 9-10 [details]
basis of record
Christiaens J. (1988). Red Sea malacology V. Revision of the Phenacolepas of the Red Sea. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 27: 65-82.
page(s): 68, figs 1,16. [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]