MolluscaBase - Physa prinsepii J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 †

Traits name details

Physa prinsepii J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 †

AphiaID

1516538 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1516538)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Platyphysa prinsepii (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) †

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Platyphysa P. Fischer, 1883 †

Parent

Physa Draparnaud, 1801

Original name

Physa prinsepii J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 †

Direct children (2)

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Variety Physa prinsepii var. elongata Hislop, 1860 † accepted as Platyphysa nagensis Pacaud, 2022 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Variety Physa prinsepii var. inflata Hislop, 1860 † accepted as Platyphysa prinsepii (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Sowerby, J. De C. (1840). Organic remains collected by Mr. Malcolmson and described by Mr. James de Carle Sowerby. In: Malcolmson, J.G. On the Fossils of the Eastern Portion of the Great Basaltic District of India. Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2. 5(3): 550-551, pl. 47., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36236116
page(s): pl. 47, figs 14-16 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Physa prinsepii J. de C. Sowerby, 1840 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1516538 on 2025-05-22

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Physa prinsepii J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1516538 on 2025-05-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-06-21 08:07:39Z

created

Neubauer, Thomas A.

2022-11-21 12:29:08Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

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Sources (2)
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original description Sowerby, J. De C. (1840). Organic remains collected by Mr. Malcolmson and described by Mr. James de Carle Sowerby. In: Malcolmson, J.G. On the Fossils of the Eastern Portion of the Great Basaltic District of India. Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2. 5(3): 550-551, pl. 47., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36236116
page(s): pl. 47, figs 14-16 [details]

additional source Hislop, S. (1860). On the Tertiary deposits, associated with Trap-rock, in the East Indies. The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. 16: 154-182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35427895
page(s): 173 [details]

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