MolluscaBase - Trachycystis (Lyrocystis) prionacis (W. H. Benson, 1864)

MolluscaBase name details

Trachycystis (Lyrocystis) prionacis (W. H. Benson, 1864)

AphiaID

1058491 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1058491)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Lyrocystis prionacis (W. H. Benson, 1864)

Rank

Species

Parent

Trachycystis (Lyrocystis) H. Watson, 1934 accepted as Lyrocystis H. Watson, 1934

Original name

Helix prionacis W. H. Benson, 1864

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(of Helix prionacis W. H. Benson, 1864) Benson, W. H. (1864). Descriptions of new species of Helix and Pupa from the colony of the Cape of Good Hope. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (3) 13(78): 491–496., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26482775
page(s): 493 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trachycystis (Lyrocystis) prionacis (W. H. Benson, 1864). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1058491 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-02-07 06:36:19Z

created

Herbert, David

2018-07-04 12:08:38Z

changed

Herbert, David

2018-07-07 10:46:58Z

changed

Herbert, David

2024-12-30 14:58:03Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Helix prionacis W. H. Benson, 1864) Benson, W. H. (1864). Descriptions of new species of Helix and Pupa from the colony of the Cape of Good Hope. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (3) 13(78): 491–496., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26482775
page(s): 493 [details]