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Urocyclus J. E. Gray, 1864

996945  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:996945)

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  1. Species Urocyclus elegans (Simroth, 1897)
  2. Species Urocyclus kirkii J. E. Gray, 1864
  3. Species Urocyclus neumanni (Simroth, 1904)
  4. Subgenus Urocyclus (Comorina) Simroth, 1910 accepted as Comorina Simroth, 1910 accepted as Dendrolimax Heynemann, 1868 (distinct genus)
    1. Species Urocyclus (Comorina) johannae (Simroth, 1910) accepted as Comorina johannae Simroth, 1910 accepted as Dendrolimax johannae (Simroth, 1910) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  5. Subgenus Urocyclus (Elisolimax) T. D. A. Cockerell, 1893 accepted as Elisolimax T. D. A. Cockerell, 1893 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Urocyclus (Elisolimax) flavescens (W. Keferstein, 1866) accepted as Elisolimax flavescens (W. Keferstein, 1866) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  6. Subgenus Urocyclus (Kirkia) Pollonera, 1909 accepted as Elisolimax T. D. A. Cockerell, 1893 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Urocyclus (Kirkia) ivolohinensis Dupouy, 1965 accepted as Elisolimax madagascariensis (Poirier, 1887) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  7. Subgenus Urocyclus (Mesocyclus) Pollonera, 1906 accepted as Bukobia Simroth, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Urocyclus (Mesocyclus) raripunctatus Pollonera, 1906 accepted as Bukobia zonata (Pollonera, 1906) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Species Urocyclus (Mesocyclus) subfasciatus Pollonera, 1906 accepted as Bukobia zonata (Pollonera, 1906) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    3. Species Urocyclus (Mesocyclus) tenuizonatus Pollonera, 1906 accepted as Bukobia zonata (Pollonera, 1906) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    4. Species Urocyclus (Mesocyclus) zonatus Pollonera, 1906 accepted as Bukobia zonata (Pollonera, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  8. Subgenus Urocyclus (Microcyclus) Simroth, 1896 accepted as Microcyclus Simroth, 1896
    1. Species Urocyclus (Microcyclus) signatus Pollonera, 1911 accepted as Bukobia signata (Pollonera, 1911) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  9. Subgenus Urocyclus (Parmarionopsis) Piersanti, 1941 accepted as Atoxon Simroth, 1888 (junior synonym)
    1. Species Urocyclus (Parmarionopsis) elbannoensis Piersanti, 1941 accepted as Atoxon hildebrandti Simroth, 1889 (possible junior synonym)
  10. Subgenus Urocyclus (Urocylina) Dupouy, 1965 accepted as Elisolimax T. D. A. Cockerell, 1893 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Urocyclus (Urocylina) subcarinatus Dupouy, 1965 accepted as Elisolimax madagascariensis (Poirier, 1887) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  11. Species Urocyclus acuminatus Poirier, 1887 accepted as Elisolimax madagascariensis (Poirier, 1887) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  12. Species Urocyclus auratus Dupouy, 1966 accepted as Elisolimax madagascariensis (Poirier, 1887) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  13. Species Urocyclus buchholzi E. von Martens, 1876 accepted as Dendrolimax buchholzi (E. von Martens, 1876) (original combination)
  14. Species Urocyclus bussei Simroth, 1910 accepted as Elisolimax bussei (Simroth, 1910) (original combination)
  15. Species Urocyclus comorensis P. Fischer, 1883 accepted as Elisolimax comorensis (P. Fischer, 1883) (original combination)
  16. Species Urocyclus ehlersi Simroth, 1905 accepted as Elisolimax ehlersi (Simroth, 1905) (original combination)
  17. Species Urocyclus fasciatus (E. von Martens, 1879) accepted as Elisolimax flavescens (W. Keferstein, 1866) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  18. Species Urocyclus flavescens (W. Keferstein, 1866) accepted as Elisolimax flavescens (W. Keferstein, 1866) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  19. Species Urocyclus grillensis Simroth, 1910 accepted as Elisolimax grillensis (Simroth, 1910) (original combination)
  20. Species Urocyclus ivolohinensis Dupouy, 1965 accepted as Elisolimax madagascariensis (Poirier, 1887) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  21. Species Urocyclus longicauda P. Fischer, 1883 accepted as Elisolimax bella (Heynemann, 1883) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  22. Species Urocyclus madagascariensis Poirier, 1887 accepted as Elisolimax madagascariensis (Poirier, 1887) (original combination)
  23. Species Urocyclus morotzensis Simroth, 1910 accepted as Elisolimax morotzensis (Simroth, 1910) (original combination)
  24. Species Urocyclus pallescens T. D. A. Cockerell, 1891 accepted as Elisolimax flavescens (W. Keferstein, 1866) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  25. Species Urocyclus pinguis G. C. Robson, 1914 accepted as Elisolimax madagascariensis (Poirier, 1887) (junior synonym)
  26. Species Urocyclus riparius Simroth, 1910 accepted as Elisolimax riparius (Simroth, 1910) (original combination)
  27. Species Urocyclus roebucki Simroth, 1910 accepted as Elisolimax roebucki (Simroth, 1910) (original combination)
  28. Species Urocyclus rufescens Simroth, 1894 accepted as Elisolimax rufescens (Simroth, 1894) (original combination)
  29. Species Urocyclus subcarinatus Dupouy, 1965 accepted as Elisolimax madagascariensis (Poirier, 1887) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  30. Species Urocyclus variabilis Verdcourt, 1960 accepted as Elisolimax variabilis (Verdcourt, 1960) (original combination)
  31. Species Urocyclus vittatus P. Fischer, 1883 accepted as Elisolimax bella (Heynemann, 1883) (junior synonym)
  32. Species Urocyclus kraussianus (Heynemann, 1863) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J.E. (1864). On <i>Urocyclus</i>, a new genus of terrestrial gastropodous Mollusca from Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1864: 250-251., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500551
page(s): 250 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Urocyclus J. E. Gray, 1864. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996945 on 2025-09-11
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original description Gray, J.E. (1864). On <i>Urocyclus</i>, a new genus of terrestrial gastropodous Mollusca from Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1864: 250-251., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500551
page(s): 250 [details] 

additional source Van Goethem, J. L. (1977). Révision systématique des Urocyclinae (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Urocylidae). <em>Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Sciences Zoologiques.</em> 218: XI + 355 pp., 720 figg., pl. 1-4. Tervuren.
page(s): 285 [details] 
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