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Pythia Röding, 1798
560065 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:560065)
accepted
Genus
Pythia helicina Röding, 1798 accepted as Pythia scarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)
Phytia · unaccepted (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
Pythia (Holcomphalia) Möllendorff, 1898 · alternative representation
Pythia (Pythia) Röding, 1798 · alternative representation
Pythia (Trigonopythia) Kobelt, 1898 · alternative representation
Scarabus Montfort, 1810 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Species Pythia albovaricosa L. Pfeiffer, 1853
- Species Pythia anhi Thach, 2016
- Species Pythia apiensis E. A. Smith, 1884
- Species Pythia bischofi I. Rensch, 1937
- Species Pythia bonneti (Cossmann, 1895) †
- Species Pythia borneensis (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Pythia castanea (R. P. Lesson, 1831)
- Species Pythia cecillii (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
- Species Pythia celebensis L. Pfeiffer, 1855
- Species Pythia ceylanica L. Pfeiffer, 1853
- Species Pythia chalcostoma (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Pythia chrysostoma Tapparone Canefri, 1883
- Species Pythia colmani Frias Martins, 1995
- Species Pythia cumingiana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1843)
- Species Pythia distensa Briart & Cornet, 1887 †
- Species Pythia fimbriosa Möllendorff, 1885
- Species Pythia imperforata (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Pythia inflata L. Pfeiffer, 1853
- Species Pythia insularis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847)
- Species Pythia lekithostoma (Reeve, 1842)
- Species Pythia lozoueti Thach & F. Huber, 2021
- Species Pythia macgillivrayi L. Pfeiffer, 1855
- Species Pythia nana Bavay, 1908
- Species Pythia ovata L. Pfeiffer, 1855
- Species Pythia pantherina (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Pythia perovata Garrett, 1872
- Species Pythia pisaria Briart & Cornet, 1887 †
- Species Pythia plicata (A. Férussac, 1821)
- Species Pythia pyramidata (Reeve, 1842)
- Species Pythia savaiensis Mousson, 1869
- Species Pythia scarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Pythia semisulcata (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Pythia sinuosa (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Pythia sphaeroides Traub, 1938 †
- Species Pythia striata (Reeve, 1842)
- Species Pythia tortuosa Mousson, 1871
- Species Pythia trigona (Troschel, 1838)
- Species Pythia undata (R. P. Lesson, 1831)
- Species Pythia variabilis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847)
- Species Pythia acuminata (Morelet, 1889) accepted as Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801) (junior synonym)
- Species Pythia argenvillei L. Pfeiffer, 1853 accepted as Pythia scarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Pythia cecillei (R. A. Philippi, 1847) accepted as Pythia cecillii (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, unjustified emendation to original species name, Scarabus cecillii Philippi, 1847)
- Species Pythia dautzenbergi Dupuis, 1931 accepted as Pythia scarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pythia distensus Briart & Cornet, 1887 † accepted as Pythia distensa Briart & Cornet, 1887 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Pythia ferminii [sic] accepted as Ovatella firminii (Payraudeau, 1826) (misspelling in Beck, 1838)
- Species Pythia gassiesi Crosse, 1895 accepted as Pythia undata (R. P. Lesson, 1831) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pythia helicina Röding, 1798 accepted as Pythia scarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Pythia letourneuxi (Bourguignat, 1887) accepted as Myosotella denticulata (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Species Pythia petiveriana (A. Férussac, 1821) accepted as Pythia pantherina (A. Adams, 1851) (junior synonym)
- Species Pythia reeveana L. Pfeiffer, 1853 accepted as Pythia pantherina (A. Adams, 1851) (junior synonym)
- Subgenus Pythia (Holcomphalia) Möllendorff, 1898 represented as Pythia Röding, 1798
- Species Pythia (Holcomphalia) trigona (Troschel, 1838) accepted as Pythia trigona (Troschel, 1838)
- Subgenus Pythia (Pythia) Röding, 1798 represented as Pythia Röding, 1798
- Species Pythia (Pythia) borneensis (A. Adams, 1851) represented as Pythia borneensis (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Pythia (Pythia) castanea (R. P. Lesson, 1831) represented as Pythia castanea (R. P. Lesson, 1831)
- Species Pythia (Pythia) cumingiana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1843) represented as Pythia cumingiana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1843)
- Species Pythia (Pythia) ovata L. Pfeiffer, 1855 represented as Pythia ovata L. Pfeiffer, 1855
- Species Pythia (Pythia) pantherina (A. Adams, 1851) represented as Pythia pantherina (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Pythia (Pythia) plicata (A. Férussac, 1821) represented as Pythia plicata (A. Férussac, 1821)
- Species Pythia (Pythia) reeveana L. Pfeiffer, 1853 represented as Pythia reeveana L. Pfeiffer, 1853 accepted as Pythia pantherina (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Pythia (Pythia) scarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Pythia scarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Pythia (Pythia) sinuosa (A. Adams, 1851) represented as Pythia sinuosa (A. Adams, 1851)
- Species Pythia (Pythia) striata (Reeve, 1842) represented as Pythia striata (Reeve, 1842)
- Subgenus Pythia (Trigonopythia) Kobelt, 1898 represented as Pythia Röding, 1798
- Species Pythia (Trigonopythia) trigona (Troschel, 1838) represented as Pythia trigona (Troschel, 1838)
- Species Pythia acuta (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pythia aegialitis Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1908 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pythia globosa Briart & Cornet, 1887 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pythia hepatica L. Pfeiffer, 1856 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent literature currently undocumented)
- Species Pythia latidentata Tapparone Canefri, 1886 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Pythia lentiginosa Garrett, 1872 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Pythia lessoni (Blainville, 1827) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pythia nigricans L. Pfeiffer, 1856 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent literature currently undocumented)
- Species Pythia obesula Tapparone Canefri, 1883 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pythia obscura Tapparone Canefri, 1886 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Pythia pachyodon Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1908 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pythia pollex (Hinds, 1842) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Pythia proxima Tapparone Canefri, 1886 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Pythia verreauxi L. Pfeiffer, 1856 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent literature currently undocumented)
- Species Pythia wallacii L. Pfeiffer, 1861 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pythia Röding, 1798. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560065 on 2025-09-10
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Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Pythia (Trigonopythia) Kobelt, 1898) Kobelt, W. (1897-1901). Die Familie Auriculacea. Zweiter Theil. In: Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, Ersten Bandes, sechzehnte Abtheilung, zweiter Theil. (1) 16 (2, 433): pls. 10, 11, 13 (1897); (1) 16 (2, 435): 77-108, pls. 12, 14-18 (1898); (1) 16 (2, 437): 109-180, pls. 19-24 (1898); (1) 16 (2, 438): 181-228, pls. 25-30 (1898); (1) 16 (2, 458): 229-268, pls. 31, 32 (1900); (1) 16 (2, 460): 269-316 (1901). Nürnberg (Bauer & Raspe)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34342079
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Scarabus Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): vol. 2: 306 [details]
original description (of Pythia (Holcomphalia) Möllendorff, 1898) Möllendorff, O. F. von. (1898). Verzeichnis der auf den Philippinen lebenden Landmollusken. <em>Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Görlitz.</em> 22: 26-208., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58468236
page(s): 158 [details]
original description (of Pythia (Trigonopythia) Kobelt, 1898) Kobelt, W. (1897-1901). Die Familie Auriculacea. Zweiter Theil. In: Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, Ersten Bandes, sechzehnte Abtheilung, zweiter Theil. (1) 16 (2, 433): pls. 10, 11, 13 (1897); (1) 16 (2, 435): 77-108, pls. 12, 14-18 (1898); (1) 16 (2, 437): 109-180, pls. 19-24 (1898); (1) 16 (2, 438): 181-228, pls. 25-30 (1898); (1) 16 (2, 458): 229-268, pls. 31, 32 (1900); (1) 16 (2, 460): 269-316 (1901). Nürnberg (Bauer & Raspe)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34342079
page(s): 140 [details]
original description (of Scarabus Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): vol. 2: 306 [details]
original description (of Pythia (Holcomphalia) Möllendorff, 1898) Möllendorff, O. F. von. (1898). Verzeichnis der auf den Philippinen lebenden Landmollusken. <em>Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Görlitz.</em> 22: 26-208., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58468236
page(s): 158 [details]




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