WoRMS taxon details
Allodiscus Pilsbry, 1892
820027 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:820027)
accepted
Genus
Helix venulata L. Pfeiffer, 1857 accepted as Allodiscus venulatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1857) (type by original designation)
Flammulina (Allodiscus) Pilsbry, 1892 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Gerontia (Allodiscus) Pilsbry, 1892 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Psyra F. W. Hutton, 1883 · unaccepted (invalid - not Stal, 1876 (homonym))
- Species Allodiscus absidatus B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus adriana (F. W. Hutton, 1883)
- Species Allodiscus aurora B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus austrodimorphus Dell, 1955
- Species Allodiscus basiliratus N. W. Gardner, 1967
- Species Allodiscus brooki B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus camelinus B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus chion (Sykes, 1896)
- Species Allodiscus climoi B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus cooperi (Suter, 1907)
- Species Allodiscus cryptobidens (Suter, 1891)
- Species Allodiscus dimorphus (Reeve, 1852)
- Species Allodiscus ergodes B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus erua B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus fallax A. W. B. Powell, 1952
- Species Allodiscus godeti (Suter, 1891)
- Species Allodiscus goulstonei B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus hazelwoodi B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus kakano B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus laganus B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus mahlfeldae B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus mirificus B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus morioria B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus negiae B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus nematophorus (Reeve, 1854)
- Species Allodiscus occidaneus B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus pallidus B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus patulus B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus pumilus B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus punakaiki B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus pygmaeus B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus southlandicus B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus spiritus A. W. B. Powell, 1952
- Species Allodiscus tataensis (Climo, 1971)
- Species Allodiscus tawhiti B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus tessellatus A. W. B. Powell, 1941
- Species Allodiscus tongariro B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus turbotti A. W. B. Powell, 1948
- Species Allodiscus undulatus B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus urquharti Suter, 1894
- Species Allodiscus venulatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1857)
- Species Allodiscus wairarapa B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus wairoaensis Suter, 1894
- Species Allodiscus wairua B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus waitomo B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus waitutu B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus worthyi B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Species Allodiscus yaldwyni B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008
- Subgenus Allodiscus (Hirsutodiscus) Climo, 1971 accepted as Hirsutodiscus Climo, 1971
- Species Allodiscus (Hirsutodiscus) rakiura Climo, 1971 accepted as Hirsutodiscus rakiura (Climo, 1971) (superseded combination)
- Subgenus Allodiscus (Platyrhytida) T. D. A. Cockerell, 1895 accepted as Platyrhytida T. D. A. Cockerell, 1895 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Allodiscus cannfluviatilus Gabriel, 1929 accepted as Oreomava cannfluviatilus (Gabriel, 1929) (superseded combination)
- Species Allodiscus conopeus B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008 accepted as Allodiscus nematophorus (Reeve, 1854) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Allodiscus fectoloides Dell, 1955 accepted as Canallodiscus fectoloides (Dell, 1955) (superseded combination)
- Species Allodiscus marysvillensis Gabriel, 1947 accepted as Meredithena marysvillensis (Gabriel, 1947) (superseded combination)
- Species Allodiscus rusticus Suter, 1894 accepted as Chaureopa rustica (Suter, 1894) (superseded combination)
- Species Allodiscus smithi Suter, 1894 accepted as Allodiscus adriana (F. W. Hutton, 1883) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Allodiscus stewartensis David, 1934 accepted as Phacussa stewartensis (David, 1934) (superseded combination)
- Species Allodiscus cassandra of authors not Hutton, 1883 (temporary name)
- Species Allodiscus tullia (J. E. Gray, 1850) sensu B. A. Marshall & G. M. Barker, 2008 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Pilsbry, H. A. (1892). Observations on the helices of New Zealand. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 6(5): 54-57., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42789006
page(s): 56 [details]
page(s): 56 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Allodiscus Pilsbry, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=820027 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Pilsbry, H. A. (1892). Observations on the helices of New Zealand. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 6(5): 54-57., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42789006
page(s): 56 [details]
original description (of Psyra F. W. Hutton, 1883) Hutton, F. W. (1883). Revision of the land Mollusca of New Zealand. <em>New Zealand Journal of Science 1 (11): 531-532.</em>
page(s): 532 [details]
original description (of Gerontia (Allodiscus) Pilsbry, 1892) Pilsbry, H. A. (1892). Observations on the helices of New Zealand. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 6(5): 54-57., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42789006
page(s): 56 [details]
basis of record Marshall, B. A. & Barker, G. M. (2008). A revision of the New Zealand landsnails referred to <i>Allodiscus</i> Pilsbry, 1892 and <i>Pseudallodiscus</i> Climo, 1971, with the introduction of three new genera (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Charopidae). <em>Tuhinga. Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.</em> 19: 57-167., available online at https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/document/3036 [details]
page(s): 56 [details]
original description (of Psyra F. W. Hutton, 1883) Hutton, F. W. (1883). Revision of the land Mollusca of New Zealand. <em>New Zealand Journal of Science 1 (11): 531-532.</em>
page(s): 532 [details]
original description (of Gerontia (Allodiscus) Pilsbry, 1892) Pilsbry, H. A. (1892). Observations on the helices of New Zealand. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 6(5): 54-57., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42789006
page(s): 56 [details]
basis of record Marshall, B. A. & Barker, G. M. (2008). A revision of the New Zealand landsnails referred to <i>Allodiscus</i> Pilsbry, 1892 and <i>Pseudallodiscus</i> Climo, 1971, with the introduction of three new genera (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Charopidae). <em>Tuhinga. Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.</em> 19: 57-167., available online at https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/document/3036 [details]




From editor or global species database
Editor's comment When introducing Allodiscus as a replacement name for Psyra Hutton, 1883 not Stal, 1876, Pilsbry stated the type species to be Helix dimorpha L. Pfeiffer, 1852 [not included in Psyra by Hutton, 1883], but under Art. 67.8 Psyra and Allodiscus have the same type species. [details]