Molluscabase - Placophoropsis Pilsbry, 1893

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Placophoropsis Pilsbry, 1893

AphiaID

818478 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:818478)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Placophora (Euplacophora) atlantica A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882 accepted as Placiphorella atlantica (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Mopaliidae Dall, 1889

Orig. name

Plaxiphora (Placophoropsis) Pilsbry, 1893

Synonymised names

Plaxiphora (Placophoropsis) Pilsbry, 1893 · unaccepted

Environment

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

Original description

(of Plaxiphora (Placophoropsis) Pilsbry, 1893) Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Placophoropsis Pilsbry, 1893. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818478 on 2024-04-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-09-29 08:40:44Z

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2019-09-02 21:20:44Z

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Marshall, Bruce

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Images (1)

original description (of Plaxiphora (Placophoropsis) Pilsbry, 1893) Pilsbry, H. A. (1892-1893). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 14: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Lepidopleuridae, Ischnochitonidae, Chitonidae, Mopaliidae. pp i-xxxiv, 1-350, pls 1-40. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-15, Jul. 25, 1892; pp. 65-128, pls. 16-30, Nov. 25, 1892; pp. 129-208, pls. 31-40, Feb. 25, 1893; pp. 209-350, pls. 41-68, Jul. 1, 1893; i-xxxiv, Jul. 1, 1893]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63221 [details]

basis of record OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database. , available online at http://clade.ansp.org/obis/ [details]

From other sources

Placiphorella atlantica (A. E. Verrill & S. Smith, 1882) - Denmark Strait, 27.0 mm

Image from typetaxon