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Philomycidae J. E. Gray, 1847
867833 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:867833)
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Philomycinae J. E. Gray, 1847 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Tebennophoridae E. S. Morse, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Genus Megapallifera Hubricht, 1956
- Genus Meghimatium van Hasselt, 1823
- Genus Pallifera E. S. Morse, 1864
- Genus Philomycus Rafinesque, 1820
- Genus Eumelus Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Philomycus Rafinesque, 1820
- Genus Incilaria W. H. Benson, 1842 accepted as Meghimatium van Hasselt, 1823
- Genus Incillaria [sic] accepted as Incilaria W. H. Benson, 1842 accepted as Meghimatium van Hasselt, 1823 (misspelling of original genus name Incilaria Benson, 1842)
- Genus Pancalyptus Pilsbry, 1948 accepted as Pallifera E. S. Morse, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Tebennophorus A. Binney, 1842 accepted as Philomycus Rafinesque, 1820 (junior synonym)
Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 170 [details]
(of Philomycinae J. E. Gray, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 170; note: Original spelling Philomycina. [details]
page(s): 170 [details]
(of Philomycinae J. E. Gray, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 170; note: Original spelling Philomycina. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Philomycidae J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867833 on 2026-03-04
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original description
Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 170 [details]
original description (of Tebennophoridae E. S. Morse, 1864) Morse, E. S. (1864). Observations on the terrestrial Pulmonifera of Maine, including a catalogue of all the species of terrestrial and fluviatile Mollusca known to inhabit the state. <em>Journal of the Portland Society of Natural History.</em> 1(1): 1-63, pls 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070837
page(s): 5, 7; note: as Tebennophorinae [details]
original description (of Philomycinae J. E. Gray, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 170; note: Original spelling Philomycina. [details]
basis of record Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 170 [details]
original description (of Tebennophoridae E. S. Morse, 1864) Morse, E. S. (1864). Observations on the terrestrial Pulmonifera of Maine, including a catalogue of all the species of terrestrial and fluviatile Mollusca known to inhabit the state. <em>Journal of the Portland Society of Natural History.</em> 1(1): 1-63, pls 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070837
page(s): 5, 7; note: as Tebennophorinae [details]
original description (of Philomycinae J. E. Gray, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 170; note: Original spelling Philomycina. [details]
basis of record Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201 [details] Available for editors
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