WoRMS taxon details
Plocamopherus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
138568 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138568)
accepted
Genus
Plocamopherus ocellatus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828 (type by monotypy)
Histiophorus Pease, 1860 · unaccepted
Peplidia R. T. Lowe, 1842 · unaccepted
Plocamophorus [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Species Plocamopherus amboinensis Bergh, 1890
- Species Plocamopherus ceylonicus (Kelaart, 1858)
- Species Plocamopherus fulgurans Risbec, 1928
- Species Plocamopherus imperialis Angas, 1864
- Species Plocamopherus indicus Bergh, 1890
- Species Plocamopherus lemur Vallès & Gosliner, 2006
- Species Plocamopherus lucayensis Hamann & Farmer, 1988
- Species Plocamopherus maculapodium Vallès & Gosliner, 2006
- Species Plocamopherus maculatus (Pease, 1860)
- Species Plocamopherus maderae (R. T. Lowe, 1842)
- Species Plocamopherus margaretae Vallès & Gosliner, 2006
- Species Plocamopherus ocellatus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
- Species Plocamopherus pecoso Vallès & Gosliner, 2006
- Species Plocamopherus pilatectus Hamann & Farmer, 1988
- Species Plocamopherus tilesii Bergh, 1877
- Species Plocamopherus gulo Ev. Marcus, 1979 accepted as Kaloplocamus gulo (Ev. Marcus, 1979)
- Species Plocamopherus naeavatus Abraham, 1876 accepted as Plocamopherus imperialis Angas, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Plocamopherus apheles Barnard, 1927 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Plocamopherus insignis E. A. Smith, 1884 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Plocamopherus levivarius Abraham, 1877 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Plocamopherus ramulosus (Stimpson, 1855) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F. S. (1828-1830). Mollusca. In: Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt, H. L. Brönner. pp. 15-22, pls 4-6 [1828]; pp. 23-47, pls 7-12 [1830]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140891
page(s): 17 [details]
page(s): 17 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Plocamopherus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138568 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Rüppell, E. & Leuckart, F. S. (1828-1830). Mollusca. In: Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Neue wirbellose Thiere des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt, H. L. Brönner. pp. 15-22, pls 4-6 [1828]; pp. 23-47, pls 7-12 [1830]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140891
page(s): 17 [details]
original description (of Peplidia R. T. Lowe, 1842) Lowe, R. T. (1842). Description of a new dorsibranchiate gasteropod discovered at Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 10: 51-53., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679813 [details]
original description (of Histiophorus Pease, 1860) Pease, W. H. (1860). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the Sandwich Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 28: 18-36; 141-148., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866516 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 17 [details]
original description (of Peplidia R. T. Lowe, 1842) Lowe, R. T. (1842). Description of a new dorsibranchiate gasteropod discovered at Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 10: 51-53., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679813 [details]
original description (of Histiophorus Pease, 1860) Pease, W. H. (1860). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the Sandwich Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 28: 18-36; 141-148., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866516 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
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