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Helix (Plectopylis) W. H. Benson, 1860
870986 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:870986)
unaccepted (original rank)
Subgenus
Helix achatina L. Pfeiffer, 1845 accepted as Plectopylis repercussa (A. Gould, 1856) (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) andersoni W. T. Blanford, 1869 accepted as Hunyadiscus andersoni (W. T. Blanford, 1869) (basionym)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) brachydiscus Godwin-Austen, 1879 accepted as Chersaecia dextrorsa (W. H. Benson, 1860) (junior synonym)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) brachyplecta W. H. Benson, 1863 accepted as Chersaecia brachyplecta (W. H. Benson, 1863) (original combination)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) brahma Godwin-Austen, 1879 accepted as Endothyrella brahma (Godwin-Austen, 1879) (basionym)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) christinae H. Adams, 1870 accepted as Laeocathaica christinae (H. Adams, 1870)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) feddeni W. T. Blanford, 1865 accepted as Chersaecia feddeni (W. T. Blanford, 1865) (original combination)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) francoisi H. Fischer, 1899 accepted as Plectopylis francoisi H. Fischer, 1899 accepted as Gudeodiscus francoisi (H. Fischer, 1899) (entry in volume index, p. 346)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) fultoni Godwin-Austen, 1892 accepted as Endothyrella fultoni (Godwin-Austen, 1892) (basionym)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) giardi H. Fischer, 1898 accepted as Gudeodiscus giardi (H. Fischer, 1898) (basionym)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) karenorum W. T. Blanford, 1865 accepted as Plectopylis karenorum (W. T. Blanford, 1865) (original combination)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) leiophis W. H. Benson, 1860 accepted as Chersaecia leiophis (W. H. Benson, 1860) (basionym)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) macromphalus W. Blanford, 1870 accepted as Endothyrella macromphalus (W. T. Blanford, 1870) (basionym)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) minor Godwin-Austen, 1879 accepted as Endothyrella minor (Godwin-Austen, 1879)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) munipurensis Godwin-Austen, 1875 accepted as Endothyrella serica (Godwin-Austen, 1875) (junior synonym)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) nagaensis Godwin-Austen, 1875 accepted as Chersaecia nagaensis nagaensis (Godwin-Austen, 1875) (original combination)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) oglei Godwin-Austen, 1879 accepted as Endothyrella oglei (Godwin-Austen, 1879) (basionym)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) perarcta W. T. Blanford, 1865 accepted as Chersaecia perarcta perarcta (W. T. Blanford, 1865) (original combination)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) ponsonbyi Godwin-Austen, 1888 accepted as Chersaecia feddeni (W. T. Blanford, 1865) (junior synonym)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) pseudophis Godwin-Austen, 1875 accepted as Chersaecia leiophis (W. H. Benson, 1860) (junior synonym)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) refugia A. Gould, 1846 accepted as Chersaecia refuga (A. Gould, 1846) (superseded combination)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) schlumbergeri Morlet, 1886 accepted as Halongella schlumbergeri (Morlet, 1886) (basionym)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) secura Heude, 1890 accepted as Sicradiscus securus (Heude, 1890) (basionym)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) serica Godwin-Austen, 1875 accepted as Endothyrella serica (Godwin-Austen, 1875) (basionym)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) shiroiensis Godwin-Austen, 1875 accepted as Chersaecia shiroiensis shiroiensis (Godwin-Austen, 1875) (original combination)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) subchristinae Ancey, 1882 accepted as Laeocathaica christinae (H. Adams, 1870) (junior synonym)
- Species Helix (Plectopylis) trilamellaris Godwin-Austen, 1875 accepted as Chersaecia shanensis (Stoliczka, 1873) (junior synonym)
Benson, W. H. (1860). Notes on <i>Plectopylis</i>, a group of Helicidae distinguished by several internal plicate epiphragms; with the characters of a new species. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 3.</em> 5(28): 243-247., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18658580
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Benson, W. H. (1860). Notes on <i>Plectopylis</i>, a group of Helicidae distinguished by several internal plicate epiphragms; with the characters of a new species. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 3.</em> 5(28): 243-247., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18658580
page(s): 243 [details]
page(s): 243 [details]