MolluscaBase - Pyrgophysa Crosse, 1879

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Pyrgophysa Crosse, 1879

AphiaID

1246484 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1246484)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (junior synonym)

Accepted name

Bulinus O. F. Müller, 1781

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Pyrgophysa mariei Crosse, 1879 accepted as Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Bulininae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1880

Original name

Pyrgophysa Crosse, 1879

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Species Pyrgophysa bavayi Dautzenberg, 1895 accepted as Bulinus bavayi (Dautzenberg, 1895) (original combination)
Species Pyrgophysa mariei Crosse, 1879 accepted as Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831)
Species Pyrgophysa nyangweensis Putzeys, 1898 accepted as Bulinus scalaris (Dunker, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Crosse, H. (1879). Description d'un genre nouveau de mollusque fluviatile provenant de Nossi-Bé. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 27: 208-209., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15928263
page(s): 208 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pyrgophysa Crosse, 1879. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1246484 on 2025-06-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-04-16 10:17:32Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2019-02-01 12:40:21Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Crosse, H. (1879). Description d'un genre nouveau de mollusque fluviatile provenant de Nossi-Bé. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 27: 208-209., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15928263
page(s): 208 [details]