Traits taxon details
Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877
996166 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:996166)
accepted
Genus
Megalophaedusa (Aulacophaedusa) T. Habe, 1958 · alternative representation
Megalophaedusa (Dimphaedusa) Motochin & Ueshima, 2017 · alternative representation
Megalophaedusa (Megalophaedusa) O. Boettger, 1877 · alternative representation
Megalophaedusa (Neophaedusa) Kuroda & Minato, 1975 · alternative representation
Megalophaedusa (Pauciphaedusa) Minato & T. Habe, 1983 · alternative representation
Megalophaedusa (Pinguiphaedusa) Azuma, 1982 · alternative representation
Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) Pilsbry, 1900 · alternative representation
Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusoides) Motochin & Ueshima, 2017 · alternative representation
Megalophaedusa (Ventriphaedusa) Azuma, 1982 · alternative representation
Megalophaedusa (Vitriphaedusa) Azuma, 1982 · alternative representation
Neophaedusa Kuroda & Minato, 1975 · unaccepted (original rank)
- Species Megalophaedusa albela (Minato, 1976)
- Species Megalophaedusa aratorum (Pilsbry, 1903)
- Species Megalophaedusa attrita (O. Boettger, 1877)
- Species Megalophaedusa aulacophora (Pilsbry, 1900)
- Species Megalophaedusa aurantiaca (O. Boettger, 1877)
- Species Megalophaedusa awajiensis (Pilsbry, 1900)
- Species Megalophaedusa bilabrata (E. A. Smith, 1876)
- Species Megalophaedusa dalli (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa decapitata (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa decussata (E. von Martens, 1877)
- Species Megalophaedusa dorcas (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa ducalis (Kobelt, 1876)
- Species Megalophaedusa expansilabris (O. Boettger, 1877)
- Species Megalophaedusa fukudainadai (Minato, 2014)
- Species Megalophaedusa gracilispira (Möllendorff, 1882)
- Species Megalophaedusa hakonensis (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa hosayaka (Pilsbry, 1905)
- Species Megalophaedusa ignobilis (Sykes, 1895)
- Species Megalophaedusa iijimakuniakii (Minato & Habe, 1983)
- Species Megalophaedusa iotaptyx (Pilsbry, 1900)
- Species Megalophaedusa ishikawai (Kuroda & Minato, 1975)
- Species Megalophaedusa iyoensis (Minato & Tada, 1977)
- Species Megalophaedusa kanjiookuboi (Minato, 1980)
- Species Megalophaedusa kawamotoi (Kuroda & Iw. Taki, 1944)
- Species Megalophaedusa kawasakii (Kuroda, 1936)
- Species Megalophaedusa kubinaga (Kuroda, 1936)
- Species Megalophaedusa kuninoae (Kuroda, 1936)
- Species Megalophaedusa kurozuensis (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa kyotoensis (Kuroda, 1936)
- Species Megalophaedusa martensi (E. von Martens, 1861)
- Species Megalophaedusa masatokandai (Minato, 1978)
- Species Megalophaedusa matsumurai (Minato, 2014)
- Species Megalophaedusa micropeas (Möllendorff, 1882)
- Species Megalophaedusa mikado (Pilsbry, 1900)
- Species Megalophaedusa mitsukurii (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa miyazakii (Minato & Tada, 1977)
- Species Megalophaedusa moellendorffi (H. Nordsieck, 2003)
- Species Megalophaedusa morisakii (Kuroda & Habe, 1980)
- Species Megalophaedusa nankaidoensis (Kuroda, 1955)
- Species Megalophaedusa oxycyma (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa pachyspira (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa pigra (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa pilsbryana (Ancey, 1904)
- Species Megalophaedusa pilsbryi H. Nordsieck, 1998
- Species Megalophaedusa pinguis (A. Adams, 1868)
- Species Megalophaedusa platyderula (Pilsbry, 1903)
- Species Megalophaedusa plicilabris (A. Adams, 1868)
- Species Megalophaedusa proba (A. Adams, 1868)
- Species Megalophaedusa puellaris (Minato & Tada, 1978)
- Species Megalophaedusa rex (Pilsbry, 1905)
- Species Megalophaedusa rhopalia (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa schmackeri (Sykes, 1895)
- Species Megalophaedusa sericina (Möllendorff, 1882)
- Species Megalophaedusa spelaeonis (Kuroda & Minato, 1975)
- Species Megalophaedusa stenospira (A. Adams, 1868)
- Species Megalophaedusa sublunellata (Möllendorff, 1885)
- Species Megalophaedusa subulina (Möllendorff, 1882)
- Species Megalophaedusa sugimotonis (Minato & Tada, 1978)
- Species Megalophaedusa surugensis (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa tanegashimae (Pilsbry, 1901)
- Species Megalophaedusa tosaensis (Pilsbry, 1903)
- Species Megalophaedusa toshiyukii (Minato & T. Habe, 1983)
- Species Megalophaedusa yagurai (Kuroda, 1936)
- Subgenus Megalophaedusa (Aulacophaedusa) T. Habe, 1958 represented as Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877
- Species Megalophaedusa (Aulacophaedusa) aratorum (Pilsbry, 1903) represented as Megalophaedusa aratorum (Pilsbry, 1903)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Aulacophaedusa) aulacophora (Pilsbry, 1900) represented as Megalophaedusa aulacophora (Pilsbry, 1900)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Aulacophaedusa) gracilispira (Möllendorff, 1882) represented as Megalophaedusa gracilispira (Möllendorff, 1882)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Aulacophaedusa) matsumurai (Minato, 2014) represented as Megalophaedusa matsumurai (Minato, 2014)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Aulacophaedusa) morisakii (Kuroda & Abe, 1980) represented as Megalophaedusa morisakii (Kuroda & Habe, 1980)
- Subgenus Megalophaedusa (Dimphaedusa) Motochin & Ueshima, 2017 represented as Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877
- Species Megalophaedusa (Dimphaedusa) decapitata (Pilsbry, 1902) represented as Megalophaedusa decapitata (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Dimphaedusa) kyotoensis (Kuroda, 1936) represented as Megalophaedusa kyotoensis (Kuroda, 1936)
- Subgenus Megalophaedusa (Megalophaedusa) O. Boettger, 1877 represented as Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877
- Species Megalophaedusa (Megalophaedusa) dorcas (Pilsbry, 1902) represented as Megalophaedusa dorcas (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Megalophaedusa) ducalis (Kobelt, 1876) represented as Megalophaedusa ducalis (Kobelt, 1876)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Megalophaedusa) martensi (E. von Martens, 1861) represented as Megalophaedusa martensi (E. von Martens, 1861)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Megalophaedusa) mitsukurii (Pilsbry, 1902) represented as Megalophaedusa mitsukurii (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Megalophaedusa) pilsbryi H. Nordsieck, 1998 represented as Megalophaedusa pilsbryi H. Nordsieck, 1998
- Species Megalophaedusa (Megalophaedusa) sericina (Möllendorff, 1882) represented as Megalophaedusa sericina (Möllendorff, 1882)
- Subgenus Megalophaedusa (Neophaedusa) Kuroda & Minato, 1975 represented as Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877
- Species Megalophaedusa (Neophaedusa) albela (Minato, 1976) represented as Megalophaedusa albela (Minato, 1976)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Neophaedusa) ishikawai (Kuroda & Minato, 1975) represented as Megalophaedusa ishikawai (Kuroda & Minato, 1975)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Neophaedusa) masatokandai (Minato, 1978) represented as Megalophaedusa masatokandai (Minato, 1978)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Neophaedusa) spelaeonis (Kuroda & Minato, 1975) represented as Megalophaedusa spelaeonis (Kuroda & Minato, 1975)
- Subgenus Megalophaedusa (Pauciphaedusa) Minato & T. Habe, 1983 represented as Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877
- Subgenus Megalophaedusa (Pinguiphaedusa) Azuma, 1982 represented as Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877
- Species Megalophaedusa (Pinguiphaedusa) attrita (O. Boettger, 1877) represented as Megalophaedusa attrita (O. Boettger, 1877)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Pinguiphaedusa) awajiensis (Pilsbry, 1900) represented as Megalophaedusa awajiensis (Pilsbry, 1900)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Pinguiphaedusa) expansilabris (O. Boettger, 1877) represented as Megalophaedusa expansilabris (O. Boettger, 1877)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Pinguiphaedusa) hakonensis (Pilsbry, 1902) represented as Megalophaedusa hakonensis (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Pinguiphaedusa) ignobilis (Sykes, 1895) represented as Megalophaedusa ignobilis (Sykes, 1895)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Pinguiphaedusa) kubinaga (Kuroda, 1936) represented as Megalophaedusa kubinaga (Kuroda, 1936)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Pinguiphaedusa) pigra (Pilsbry, 1902) represented as Megalophaedusa pigra (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Pinguiphaedusa) pinguis (A. Adams, 1868) represented as Megalophaedusa pinguis (A. Adams, 1868)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Pinguiphaedusa) schmackeri (Sykes, 1895) represented as Megalophaedusa schmackeri (Sykes, 1895)
- Subgenus Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) Pilsbry, 1900 represented as Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) aurantiaca (O. Boettger, 1877) represented as Megalophaedusa aurantiaca (O. Boettger, 1877)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) bilabrata (E. A. Smith, 1876) represented as Megalophaedusa bilabrata (E. A. Smith, 1876)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) dalli (Pilsbry, 1902) represented as Megalophaedusa dalli (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) fukudainadai (Minato, 2014) represented as Megalophaedusa fukudainadai (Minato, 2014)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) iotaptyx (Pilsbry, 1900) represented as Megalophaedusa iotaptyx (Pilsbry, 1900)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) iyoensis (Minato & Tada, 1977) represented as Megalophaedusa iyoensis (Minato & Tada, 1977)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) kanjiookuboi (Minato, 1980) represented as Megalophaedusa kanjiookuboi (Minato, 1980)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) mikado (Pilsbry, 1900) represented as Megalophaedusa mikado (Pilsbry, 1900)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) miyazakii (Minato & Tada, 1977) represented as Megalophaedusa miyazakii (Minato & Tada, 1977)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) moellendorffi (H. Nordsieck, 2003) represented as Megalophaedusa moellendorffi (H. Nordsieck, 2003)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) nankaidoensis (Kuroda, 1955) represented as Megalophaedusa nankaidoensis (Kuroda, 1955)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) oxycyma (Pilsbry, 1902) represented as Megalophaedusa oxycyma (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) plicilabris (A. Adams, 1868) represented as Megalophaedusa plicilabris (A. Adams, 1868)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) puellaris (Minato & Tada, 1978) represented as Megalophaedusa puellaris (Minato & Tada, 1978)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) sugimotonis (Minato & Tada, 1978) represented as Megalophaedusa sugimotonis (Minato & Tada, 1978)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) surugensis (Pilsbry, 1902) represented as Megalophaedusa surugensis (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) tanegashimae (Pilsbry, 1901) represented as Megalophaedusa tanegashimae (Pilsbry, 1901)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusa) tosaensis (Pilsbry, 1903) represented as Megalophaedusa tosaensis (Pilsbry, 1903)
- Subgenus Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusoides) Motochin & Ueshima, 2017 represented as Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877
- Subgenus Megalophaedusa (Ventriphaedusa) Azuma, 1982 represented as Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877
- Species Megalophaedusa (Ventriphaedusa) platyderula (Pilsbry, 1903) represented as Megalophaedusa platyderula (Pilsbry, 1903)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Ventriphaedusa) proba (A. Adams, 1868) represented as Megalophaedusa proba (A. Adams, 1868)
- Subgenus Megalophaedusa (Vitriphaedusa) Azuma, 1982 represented as Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877
- Species Megalophaedusa (Vitriphaedusa) decussata (E. von Martens, 1877) represented as Megalophaedusa decussata (E. von Martens, 1877)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Vitriphaedusa) hosayaka (Pilsbry, 1905) represented as Megalophaedusa hosayaka (Pilsbry, 1905)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Vitriphaedusa) iijimakuniakii (Minato & Habe, 1983) represented as Megalophaedusa iijimakuniakii (Minato & Habe, 1983)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Vitriphaedusa) kawasakii (Kuroda, 1936) represented as Megalophaedusa kawasakii (Kuroda, 1936)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Vitriphaedusa) kuninoae (Kuroda, 1936) represented as Megalophaedusa kuninoae (Kuroda, 1936)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Vitriphaedusa) micropeas (Möllendorff, 1882) represented as Megalophaedusa micropeas (Möllendorff, 1882)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Vitriphaedusa) rhopalia (Pilsbry, 1902) represented as Megalophaedusa rhopalia (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Vitriphaedusa) stenospira (A. Adams, 1868) represented as Megalophaedusa stenospira (A. Adams, 1868)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Vitriphaedusa) sublunellata (Möllendorff, 1885) represented as Megalophaedusa sublunellata (Möllendorff, 1885)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Vitriphaedusa) subulina (Möllendorff, 1882) represented as Megalophaedusa subulina (Möllendorff, 1882)
- Species Megalophaedusa (Vitriphaedusa) yagurai (Kuroda, 1936) represented as Megalophaedusa yagurai (Kuroda, 1936)
feminine
(of ) Boettger, O. (1877). Clausilienstudien. <em>Palaeontographica (Neue Folge).</em> suppl. 3(6): 1-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11914932
page(s): 62 [details]
page(s): 62 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996166 on 2025-05-13
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996166 on 2025-05-13
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original description
(of Neophaedusa Kuroda & Minato, 1975) Kuroda, T. & Minato, H. (1975). Description of a New Genus and Two New Species of Clausiliidae from Lime-stone Caves in Japan. <em>Venus (Japanese Journal of Malacology).</em> 34(1-2): 1-10. [details] Available for editors 
original description (of ) Boettger, O. (1877). Clausilienstudien. <em>Palaeontographica (Neue Folge).</em> suppl. 3(6): 1-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11914932
page(s): 62 [details]
original description (of Megalophaedusa (Dimphaedusa) Motochin & Ueshima, 2017) Motochin R., Wang M. [Min] & Ueshima R. (2017). Molecular phylogeny, frequent parallel evolution and new system of Japanese clausiliid land snails (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 181(4): 795-845., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx023
page(s): 829 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusoides) Motochin & Ueshima, 2017) Motochin R., Wang M. [Min] & Ueshima R. (2017). Molecular phylogeny, frequent parallel evolution and new system of Japanese clausiliid land snails (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 181(4): 795-845., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx023
page(s): 831 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Motochin R., Wang M. [Min] & Ueshima R. (2017). Molecular phylogeny, frequent parallel evolution and new system of Japanese clausiliid land snails (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 181(4): 795-845., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx023 [details] Available for editors

original description (of ) Boettger, O. (1877). Clausilienstudien. <em>Palaeontographica (Neue Folge).</em> suppl. 3(6): 1-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11914932
page(s): 62 [details]
original description (of Megalophaedusa (Dimphaedusa) Motochin & Ueshima, 2017) Motochin R., Wang M. [Min] & Ueshima R. (2017). Molecular phylogeny, frequent parallel evolution and new system of Japanese clausiliid land snails (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 181(4): 795-845., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx023
page(s): 829 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Megalophaedusa (Tyrannophaedusoides) Motochin & Ueshima, 2017) Motochin R., Wang M. [Min] & Ueshima R. (2017). Molecular phylogeny, frequent parallel evolution and new system of Japanese clausiliid land snails (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 181(4): 795-845., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx023
page(s): 831 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Motochin R., Wang M. [Min] & Ueshima R. (2017). Molecular phylogeny, frequent parallel evolution and new system of Japanese clausiliid land snails (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 181(4): 795-845., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx023 [details] Available for editors
