original description
(of Hydrocena japonica E. von Martens, 1886) Martens, E. von. (1886). Vorzeigungen einiger der von Dr. Gottsche in Japan und Korea gesammelten Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken. <em>Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 1886: 76-80 [18 May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7794172
page(s): 78 [details]
status source
Prieto, C.E.; Quinonero-Salgado, S.; Ruiz-Cobo, J.; Alonso, A. (2022). The first cave-dwelling Hydrocenidae (Gastropoda: Cicloneritida) in Europe, Hydrocena canttabrica sp. nov., lives in the Cantabrian Region (Spain). <em>Spira.</em> 8: 47-59.
page(s): 57 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Georissa japonica (E. von Martens, 1886) is an older name, but it has not been used since its description. Prieto (2022) introduced Georissa pilsbryana Prieto, 2022 as a replacement name for Georissa japonica Pilsbry, 1900. However, since Georissa danjyoensis K. Uozumi & A. Yamamoto, 1981 is a junior synonym for Georissa japonica Pilsbry, 1900, that name must be used, and the introduction of Prieto's replacement name was unnecessary. [details]