MolluscaBase - Scalaxis Pilsbry, 1909 †

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Scalaxis Pilsbry, 1909 †

AphiaID

1074921 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1074921)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Achatina rillyensis de Boissy, 1848 † accepted as Scalaxis rillyensis (de Boissy, 1848) † (type by original designation)

Parent

Scalaxidae Zilch, 1959 †

Original name

Scalaxis Pilsbry, 1909 †

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Species Scalaxis columnella (Deshayes, 1863) †
Species Scalaxis cuspidatus (de Boissy, 1848) †
Species Scalaxis diversus (Deshayes, 1863) †
Species Scalaxis rillyensis (de Boissy, 1848) †
Species Scalaxis similis (de Boissy, 1848) †
Species Scalaxis sinister Wenz, 1923 † accepted as Scalaxis columnella (Deshayes, 1863) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Pilsbry, H. A. (1908-1910). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 20: Caecilioides, Glessula and Partulidae. pp i-viii, 1-326, pls 1-43. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-10, 19 Nov. 1908; pp. 65-154, pls 11-21, 18 May 1909; pp. 155-314, pls 22-36, 29 Sept. 1909; pp. i-viii, 315-326, pls 37-43, 23 March 1910]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1098062
page(s): 146 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Scalaxis Pilsbry, 1909 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1074921 on 2025-03-20

Taxonomic edit history

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2018-03-13 13:10:58Z

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Neubauer, Thomas A.

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original description Pilsbry, H. A. (1908-1910). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 20: Caecilioides, Glessula and Partulidae. pp i-viii, 1-326, pls 1-43. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-10, 19 Nov. 1908; pp. 65-154, pls 11-21, 18 May 1909; pp. 155-314, pls 22-36, 29 Sept. 1909; pp. i-viii, 315-326, pls 37-43, 23 March 1910]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1098062
page(s): 146 [details]

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