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Lamprocystis Pfeffer, 1883
867848 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:867848)
accepted
Genus
Nanina excrescens Mousson, 1870 accepted as Lamprocystis excrescens (Mousson, 1870) (type by subsequent designation)
Lamprocystis (Avarua) H. B. Baker, 1938 · alternative representation
Lamprocystis (Guamia) H. B. Baker, 1938 · alternative representation
Lamprocystis (Kerakystis) H. B. Baker, 1938 · alternative representation
Lamprocystis (Lamprocystis) Pfeffer, 1883 · alternative representation
Lamprocystis (Manureva) H. B. Baker, 1938 · alternative representation
Lamprocystis (Moala) H. B. Baker, 1938 · alternative representation
Lamprocystis (Naiaua) H. B. Baker, 1938 · alternative representation
Lamprocystis (Raiatea) H. B. Baker, 1938 · alternative representation
Lamprocystis (Tongacystis) H. B. Baker, 1938 · alternative representation
Nanina (Lamprocystis) Pfeffer, 1883 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Lamprocystis alba (von Möllendorff, 1887)
- Species Lamprocystis ambonica O. Boettger, 1891
- Species Lamprocystis arctispira Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1894
- Species Lamprocystis badia von Möllendorff, 1890
- Species Lamprocystis batudulangensis B. Rensch, 1930
- Species Lamprocystis calamianica Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1894
- Species Lamprocystis candida Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1894
- Species Lamprocystis castaneovitrina B. Rensch, 1932
- Species Lamprocystis chlororaphe E. A. Smith, 1893
- Species Lamprocystis consors (E. A. Smith, 1896)
- Species Lamprocystis consueta (E. A. Smith, 1896)
- Species Lamprocystis conulina von Möllendorff, 1891
- Species Lamprocystis crystallina (von Möllendorff, 1887)
- Species Lamprocystis ctenodonta B. Rensch, 1935
- Species Lamprocystis cursor P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899
- Species Lamprocystis denticulata Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1894
- Species Lamprocystis discoidea Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1894
- Species Lamprocystis ensifera (Mousson, 1869)
- Species Lamprocystis excrescens (Mousson, 1870)
- Species Lamprocystis fastigata (Gude, 1917)
- Species Lamprocystis gedeana von Möllendorff, 1897
- Species Lamprocystis gemmula (von Möllendorff, 1887)
- Species Lamprocystis glaberrima (C. Semper, 1870)
- Species Lamprocystis globosa H. B. Baker, 1938
- Species Lamprocystis globulus (von Möllendorff, 1887)
- Species Lamprocystis goniogyra von Möllendorff, 1888
- Species Lamprocystis guttula (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
- Species Lamprocystis hahajimana (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Species Lamprocystis hornbosteli H. B. Baker, 1938
- Species Lamprocystis imitatrix von Möllendorff, 1890
- Species Lamprocystis indifferens (E. A. Smith, 1896)
- Species Lamprocystis kioaensis (Garrett, 1874)
- Species Lamprocystis laciniata B. Rensch, 1930
- Species Lamprocystis lactea (C. Semper, 1870)
- Species Lamprocystis laddi H. B. Baker, 1938
- Species Lamprocystis leucochondrium von Möllendorff, 1896
- Species Lamprocystis leucoclimax von Möllendorff, 1895
- Species Lamprocystis leucodiscus von Möllendorff, 1894
- Species Lamprocystis leucosphaerion Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1893
- Species Lamprocystis lucidella (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
- Species Lamprocystis mabelae (E. A. Smith, 1889)
- Species Lamprocystis malayana von Möllendorff, 1891
- Species Lamprocystis masbatica Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1895
- Species Lamprocystis matinangensis P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899
- Species Lamprocystis mendanae Solem, 1959
- Species Lamprocystis mildredae (E. A. Smith, 1889)
- Species Lamprocystis mindoroana Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1894
- Species Lamprocystis minuta (E. von Martens, 1891)
- Species Lamprocystis misella (A. Férussac, 1821)
- Species Lamprocystis mitangensis P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899
- Species Lamprocystis moalana H. B. Baker, 1938
- Species Lamprocystis montana Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1895
- Species Lamprocystis muscicola P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899
- Species Lamprocystis musicola P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899
- Species Lamprocystis nodulata (Mousson, 1870)
- Species Lamprocystis normani (E. A. Smith, 1889)
- Species Lamprocystis oneataensis (Mousson, 1870)
- Species Lamprocystis ongeae H. B. Baker, 1938
- Species Lamprocystis perglabra (E. A. Smith, 1898)
- Species Lamprocystis perpolita (Mousson, 1869)
- Species Lamprocystis planorbis von Möllendorff, 1894
- Species Lamprocystis punctifera (Garrett, 1879)
- Species Lamprocystis purpureofusca Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1895
- Species Lamprocystis rurutuana H. B. Baker, 1938
- Species Lamprocystis semiglobulus (von Möllendorff, 1887)
- Species Lamprocystis simillima (Pease, 1864)
- Species Lamprocystis solida (Mousson, 1871)
- Species Lamprocystis soputensis P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899
- Species Lamprocystis subglobulus von Möllendorff, 1891
- Species Lamprocystis timorensis B. Rensch, 1935
- Species Lamprocystis unisulcata (Mousson, 1865)
- Species Lamprocystis upolensis (Mousson, 1865)
- Species Lamprocystis vavauensis (Baird, 1873)
- Species Lamprocystis venosa (Pease, 1866)
- Species Lamprocystis vestalis van Benthem Jutting, 1964
- Species Lamprocystis vitrinella (H. Beck, 1838)
- Species Lamprocystis vitrinoconulus B. Rensch, 1935
- Species Lamprocystis waingapuensis B. Rensch, 1930
- Species Lamprocystis firmostyla (Mousson, 1865) (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Lamprocystis nuwaraensis Godwin-Austen, 1897 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Lamprocystis annamitica von Möllendorff, 1898 accepted as Microcystina annamitica (von Möllendorff, 1898) (original combination)
- Species Lamprocystis appendiculata von Möllendorff, 1893 accepted as Microcystina appendiculata (von Möllendorff, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lamprocystis balabacensis E. A. Smith, 1895 accepted as Lamprocystis discoidea Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1894 (junior synonym)
- Species Lamprocystis chlororhaphe E. A. Smith, 1893 accepted as Tanychlamys infans (Reeve, 1854) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lamprocystis circumlineata von Möllendorff, 1897 accepted as Microcystina circumlineata (von Möllendorff, 1897) (original combination)
- Species Lamprocystis exigua von Möllendorff, 1897 accepted as Microcystina exigua (von Möllendorff, 1897) (original combination)
- Species Lamprocystis frivola (Pease, 1866) accepted as Kusaiea frivola (Pease, 1866) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lamprocystis fruhstorferi von Möllendorff, 1897 accepted as Microcystina fruhstorferi (von Möllendorff, 1897) (original combination)
- Species Lamprocystis fulgida Godwin-Austen, 1907 accepted as Ovachlamys fulgens (Gude, 1900) (junior synonym)
- Species Lamprocystis infans (Reeve, 1854) accepted as Macrochlamys infans (Reeve, 1854) accepted as Tanychlamys infans (Reeve, 1854) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Lamprocystis layardi (J. H. Thomson, 1885) accepted as Lamprocystis excrescens (Mousson, 1870) (junior synonym)
- Species Lamprocystis lissa E. A. Smith, 1894 accepted as Westracystis lissa (E. A. Smith, 1894) (original combination)
- Species Lamprocystis macassarica P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899 accepted as Lamprocystis cursor P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lamprocystis myops (Dohrn & C. Semper, 1862) accepted as Tanychlamys infans (Reeve, 1854) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lamprocystis nana von Möllendorff, 1897 accepted as Microcystina nana (von Möllendorff, 1897) (original combination)
- Species Lamprocystis palaensis (C. Semper, 1870) accepted as Kororia palaensis (C. Semper, 1870) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lamprocystis pseudosuccinea von Möllendorff, 1893 accepted as Kororia pseudosuccinea (von Möllendorff, 1893)
- Species Lamprocystis radiatula von Möllendorff, 1897 accepted as Tanychlamys infans (Reeve, 1854) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lamprocystis sinhila Godwin-Austen, 1897 accepted as Philalanka sinhila (Godwin-Austen, 1897) (original combination)
- Species Lamprocystis sinica (von Möllendorff, 1885) accepted as Microcystina sinica von Möllendorff, 1885
- Species Lamprocystis spadix Schmacker & O. Boettger, 1891 accepted as Chalepotaxis spadix (Schmacker & O. Boettger, 1891) (original combination)
- Species Lamprocystis st.-johni (Godwin-Austen, 1891) accepted as Tanychlamys sanctijohni (Godwin-Austen, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lamprocystis subangulata O. Boettger, 1891 accepted as Tanychlamys infans (Reeve, 1854) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lamprocystis subcicercula (Garrett, 1881) accepted as Lamprocystis venosa subcicerula (Garrett, 1881)
- Species Lamprocystis subcrystallina von Möllendorff, 1893 accepted as Lamprocystis crystallina (von Möllendorff, 1887) (junior synonym)
- Species Lamprocystis subglobosa von Möllendorff, 1897 accepted as Microcystina subglobosa (von Möllendorff, 1897) (original combination)
- Species Lamprocystis succinea (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) accepted as Pseudhelicarion succinea (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lamprocystis vitreiformis von Möllendorff, 1897 accepted as Microcystina vitreiformis (von Möllendorff, 1897) (original combination)
- Subgenus Lamprocystis (Avarua) H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Lamprocystis Pfeffer, 1883
- Species Lamprocystis (Avarua) subcicercula (Garrett, 1881) accepted as Lamprocystis venosa subcicerula (Garrett, 1881)
- Species Lamprocystis (Avarua) globosa H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Lamprocystis globosa H. B. Baker, 1938
- Species Lamprocystis (Avarua) venosa (Pease, 1866) represented as Lamprocystis venosa (Pease, 1866)
- Subgenus Lamprocystis (Guamia) H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Lamprocystis Pfeffer, 1883
- Species Lamprocystis (Guamia) fastigata (Gude, 1917) represented as Lamprocystis fastigata (Gude, 1917)
- Species Lamprocystis (Guamia) hornbosteli H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Lamprocystis hornbosteli H. B. Baker, 1938
- Species Lamprocystis (Guamia) misella (A. Férussac, 1821) represented as Lamprocystis misella (A. Férussac, 1821)
- Subgenus Lamprocystis (Kerakystis) H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Lamprocystis Pfeffer, 1883
- Species Lamprocystis (Kerakystis) perpolita Mousson, 1869 represented as Lamprocystis perpolita (Mousson, 1869)
- Species Lamprocystis (Kerakystis) punctifera (Garrett, 1879) represented as Lamprocystis punctifera (Garrett, 1879)
- Species Lamprocystis (Kerakystis) vitrinella (Beck, 1838) represented as Lamprocystis vitrinella (H. Beck, 1838)
- Subgenus Lamprocystis (Lamprocystis) Pfeffer, 1883 represented as Lamprocystis Pfeffer, 1883
- Species Lamprocystis (Lamprocystis) myops Dohrn & C. Semper, 1862 accepted as Tanychlamys infans (Reeve, 1854) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lamprocystis (Lamprocystis) ambonica O. Boettger, 1891 represented as Lamprocystis ambonica O. Boettger, 1891
- Species Lamprocystis (Lamprocystis) denticulata Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1894 represented as Lamprocystis denticulata Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1894
- Species Lamprocystis (Lamprocystis) ensifera (Mousson, 1869) represented as Lamprocystis ensifera (Mousson, 1869)
- Species Lamprocystis (Lamprocystis) excrescens (Mousson, 1870) represented as Lamprocystis excrescens (Mousson, 1870)
- Species Lamprocystis (Lamprocystis) gemmula (von Möllendorff, 1887) represented as Lamprocystis gemmula (von Möllendorff, 1887)
- Species Lamprocystis (Lamprocystis) kioaensis (Garrett, 1874) represented as Lamprocystis kioaensis (Garrett, 1874)
- Species Lamprocystis (Lamprocystis) nodulata (Mousson, 1870) represented as Lamprocystis nodulata (Mousson, 1870)
- Species Lamprocystis (Lamprocystis) oneataensis (Mousson, 1870) represented as Lamprocystis oneataensis (Mousson, 1870)
- Species Lamprocystis (Lamprocystis) ongeae H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Lamprocystis ongeae H. B. Baker, 1938
- Species Lamprocystis (Lamprocystis) unisulcata (Mousson, 1865) represented as Lamprocystis unisulcata (Mousson, 1865)
- Species Lamprocystis (Lamprocystis) upolensis (Mousson, 1865) represented as Lamprocystis upolensis (Mousson, 1865)
- Subgenus Lamprocystis (Manureva) H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Lamprocystis Pfeffer, 1883
- Species Lamprocystis (Manureva) rurutuana H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Lamprocystis rurutuana H. B. Baker, 1938
- Subgenus Lamprocystis (Moala) H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Lamprocystis Pfeffer, 1883
- Species Lamprocystis (Moala) moalana H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Lamprocystis moalana H. B. Baker, 1938
- Subgenus Lamprocystis (Naiaua) H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Lamprocystis Pfeffer, 1883
- Species Lamprocystis (Naiaua) laddi H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Lamprocystis laddi H. B. Baker, 1938
- Subgenus Lamprocystis (Raiatea) H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Lamprocystis Pfeffer, 1883
- Species Lamprocystis (Raiatea) simillima (Pease, 1864) represented as Lamprocystis simillima (Pease, 1864)
- Subgenus Lamprocystis (Tongacystis) H. B. Baker, 1938 represented as Lamprocystis Pfeffer, 1883
- Species Lamprocystis (Tongacystis) solida (Mouson, 1871) represented as Lamprocystis solida (Mousson, 1871)
- Species Lamprocystis (Tongacystis) vavauensis (Baird, 1873) represented as Lamprocystis vavauensis (Baird, 1873)
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Pfeffer, G. (1883). Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Lungenschnecken. <em>Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften.</em> 7(2): 3-24., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11947972
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lamprocystis Pfeffer, 1883. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867848 on 2026-10-03
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original description
Pfeffer, G. (1883). Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Lungenschnecken. <em>Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften.</em> 7(2): 3-24., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11947972
page(s): 20 [details]
original description (of Lamprocystis (Avarua) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 68, 69 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Lamprocystis (Guamia) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 69, 70 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Lamprocystis (Kerakystis) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 69, 70 [details] Available for editors
[request]
original description (of Lamprocystis (Manureva) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 68, 69 [details] Available for editors
[request]
original description (of Lamprocystis (Moala) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 69, 70 [details] Available for editors
[request]
original description (of Lamprocystis (Naiaua) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 68, 70 [details] Available for editors
[request]
original description (of Lamprocystis (Raiatea) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 68, 69 [details] Available for editors
[request]
original description (of Lamprocystis (Tongacystis) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 69, 70 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1928). Types of <i>Lamprocystis</i> and <i>Pseudhelicarion</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(2): 67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518844 [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1929). The type of <i>Lamprocystis</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(4): 141., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518928 [details]
page(s): 20 [details]
original description (of Lamprocystis (Avarua) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 68, 69 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Lamprocystis (Guamia) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 69, 70 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Lamprocystis (Kerakystis) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 69, 70 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Lamprocystis (Manureva) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 68, 69 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Lamprocystis (Moala) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 69, 70 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Lamprocystis (Naiaua) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 68, 70 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Lamprocystis (Raiatea) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 68, 69 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Lamprocystis (Tongacystis) H. B. Baker, 1938) Baker, H. B. (1938). Zonitid snails from Pacific Islands. Part 1. Southern genera of Microcystinae. <em>Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin.</em> 158: 1-102, 20 pls.
page(s): 69, 70 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1928). Types of <i>Lamprocystis</i> and <i>Pseudhelicarion</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(2): 67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518844 [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1929). The type of <i>Lamprocystis</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(4): 141., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518928 [details]