MolluscaBase - Pachymelon (Palomelon) H. J. Finlay, 1926

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Pachymelon (Palomelon) H. J. Finlay, 1926

AphiaID

850810 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:850810)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)

Accepted name

Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Pachymelon Marwick, 1926 †

Original name

Waihaoia (Palomelon) H. J. Finlay, 1926

Direct children (7)

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Species Pachymelon (Palomelon) benthicola Dell, 1963 accepted as Alcithoe benthicola (Dell, 1963) (superseded combination)
Species Pachymelon (Palomelon) fissurata Dell, 1963 accepted as Alcithoe fissurata (Dell, 1963) (superseded combination)
Species Pachymelon (Palomelon) grahami A. W. B. Powell, 1965 accepted as Alcithoe wilsonae (A. W. B. Powell, 1933) (junior subjective synonym)
Species Pachymelon (Palomelon) powelli Laws, 1936 † accepted as Alcithoe powelli (Laws, 1936) † (superseded combination)
Species Pachymelon (Palomelon) smithi A. W. B. Powell, 1950 accepted as Alcithoe wilsonae (A. W. B. Powell, 1933) (junior subjective synonym)
Species Pachymelon (Palomelon) suropsilos Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 † accepted as Adelomelon suropsilos (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) † (superseded combination)
Species Pachymelon (Palomelon) wilsonae A. W. B. Powell, 1933 accepted as Alcithoe wilsonae (A. W. B. Powell, 1933) (superseded combination)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Waihaoia (Palomelon) H. J. Finlay, 1926) Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 320-485, pls 18-23 [dated 1927, published Dec, 1926]., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_003550.html [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pachymelon (Palomelon) H. J. Finlay, 1926. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=850810 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

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2015-07-10 01:14:11Z

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2019-07-13 22:49:21Z

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original description (of Waihaoia (Palomelon) H. J. Finlay, 1926) Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 320-485, pls 18-23 [dated 1927, published Dec, 1926]., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_003550.html [details]