ICZN. (1992). Opinion 1691.
Polygyra Say, 1818 (Mollusca, Gastropoda):
Polygyra septemvolva Say, 1818 designated as the type-species and Polygyridae Pilsbry, 1895 given precedence over Mesodontidae Tryon, 1866.
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 49 (3): 240–241.