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Prophysaon Bland & W. G. Binney, 1873
995729 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:995729)
accepted
Genus
Limacarion J. G. Cooper, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Phenacarion T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Prophysaon (Mimetarion) Pilsbry, 1948 · alternative representation
Prophysaon (Phenacarion) T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890 · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Prophysaon (Prophysaon) Bland & W. G. Binney, 1873 · alternative representation
- Species Prophysaon andersonii (J. G. Cooper, 1872)
- Species Prophysaon boreale Pilsbry, 1948
- Species Prophysaon coeruleum T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890
- Species Prophysaon dubium T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890
- Species Prophysaon fasciatum T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890
- Species Prophysaon foliolatum (A. Gould, 1851)
- Species Prophysaon humile T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890
- Species Prophysaon obscurum T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890
- Species Prophysaon pardalis Pilsbry, 1948
- Species Prophysaon vanattae Pilsbry, 1948
- Subgenus Prophysaon (Phenacarion) T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890 accepted as Prophysaon Bland & W. G. Binney, 1873 (unaccepted combination)
- Species Prophysaon andersoni [sic] accepted as Prophysaon andersonii (J. G. Cooper, 1872) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Prophysaon flavum T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890 accepted as Prophysaon andersonii (J. G. Cooper, 1872) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Prophysaon hemphilli Bland & W. G. Binney, 1873 accepted as Prophysaon andersonii (J. G. Cooper, 1872) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Prophysaon pacificum T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890 accepted as Prophysaon andersonii (J. G. Cooper, 1872) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Prophysaon (Mimetarion) Pilsbry, 1948 represented as Prophysaon Bland & W. G. Binney, 1873
- Species Prophysaon (Mimetarion) vanattae Pilsbry, 1948 accepted as Prophysaon vanattae Pilsbry, 1948
- Subgenus Prophysaon (Prophysaon) Bland & W. G. Binney, 1873 represented as Prophysaon Bland & W. G. Binney, 1873
Bland, T. & Binney, W. G. (1873). On <i>Prophysaon</i>, a new pulmonate mollusk, on <i>Ariolimax</i>, on <i>Helix lychnuchus</i> and other species. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 10: 293-311, plates 13-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16078174 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Prophysaon Bland & W. G. Binney, 1873. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995729 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Bland, T. & Binney, W. G. (1873). On <i>Prophysaon</i>, a new pulmonate mollusk, on <i>Ariolimax</i>, on <i>Helix lychnuchus</i> and other species. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 10: 293-311, plates 13-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16078174 [details]
original description (of Prophysaon (Mimetarion) Pilsbry, 1948) Pilsbry, H. A. (1948). Land Mollusca of North America (north of Mexico). Volume II Part 2. <em>The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monographs.</em> 3: i-xlvii, 521-1113. Philadelphia [19 March].
page(s): 682, 695 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Limacarion J. G. Cooper, 1879) Cooper, J. G. (1879). Notes on some land-shells of the Pacific slope. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 10: 282-288., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7337338
page(s): 288 [details]
original description (of Phenacarion T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890) Cockerell, T. D. A. (1890). On the generic position of <i>Arion foliolatus</i>, Gould. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 3(11): 126-128., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596561
page(s): 127-128; note: See footnote on pg. 128 by Pilsbry [details]
additional source Cockerell, T. D. A. (1890). Notes on slugs, chiefly in the collection at the British Museum. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 6: 277-288; 380-390. London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19207778
page(s): 277 [details]
additional source Cockerell, T. D. A. (1897). Notes on slugs. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 11(7): 75-79., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1774574
page(s): 77-78 [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1889). <i>Hemphillia</i> and <i>Prophysaon</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 3(5): 59., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596466 [details]
additional source Raymond, W. J. (1890). Why does <i>Prophysaon</i> shed its tail?. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 4(1): 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596628 [details]
original description (of Prophysaon (Mimetarion) Pilsbry, 1948) Pilsbry, H. A. (1948). Land Mollusca of North America (north of Mexico). Volume II Part 2. <em>The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monographs.</em> 3: i-xlvii, 521-1113. Philadelphia [19 March].
page(s): 682, 695 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Limacarion J. G. Cooper, 1879) Cooper, J. G. (1879). Notes on some land-shells of the Pacific slope. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 10: 282-288., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7337338
page(s): 288 [details]
original description (of Phenacarion T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890) Cockerell, T. D. A. (1890). On the generic position of <i>Arion foliolatus</i>, Gould. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 3(11): 126-128., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596561
page(s): 127-128; note: See footnote on pg. 128 by Pilsbry [details]
additional source Cockerell, T. D. A. (1890). Notes on slugs, chiefly in the collection at the British Museum. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 6: 277-288; 380-390. London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19207778
page(s): 277 [details]
additional source Cockerell, T. D. A. (1897). Notes on slugs. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 11(7): 75-79., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1774574
page(s): 77-78 [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1889). <i>Hemphillia</i> and <i>Prophysaon</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 3(5): 59., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596466 [details]
additional source Raymond, W. J. (1890). Why does <i>Prophysaon</i> shed its tail?. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 4(1): 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596628 [details]
