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Philomycus Rafinesque, 1820
995388 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:995388)
accepted
Genus
Eumelus Rafinesque, 1820 · unaccepted
Philomycus (Tebennophorus) A. Binney, 1842 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Tebennophorus A. Binney, 1842 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Species Philomycus batchi B. A. Branson, 1968
- Species Philomycus bisdosus B. A. Branson, 1968
- Species Philomycus carolinianus (Bosc, 1802)
- Species Philomycus dendriticus Collinge, 1901
- Species Philomycus flexuolaris Rafinesque, 1820
- Species Philomycus sellatus Hubricht, 1972
- Species Philomycus texanus Taber & Fleenor, 2011
- Species Philomycus togatus (A. A. Gould, 1841)
- Species Philomycus venustus Hubricht, 1953
- Species Philomycus virginicus Hubricht, 1953
- Species Philomycus balius Simroth, 1903 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Philomycus columbianus Simroth, 1914 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Philomycus lactiformis (Blainville, 1817) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Philomycus melachloros Simroth, 1903 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Philomycus taiwanensis Simroth, 1903 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Philomycus tarmes P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent literature currently undocumented)
- Species Philomycus tonkinensis Simroth, 1903 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Subgenus Philomycus (Incilaria) W. H. Benson, 1842 accepted as Incilaria W. H. Benson, 1842 accepted as Meghimatium van Hasselt, 1823 (unaccepted rank)
- Species Philomycus (Incilaria) campestris Godwin-Austen, 1876 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Subgenus Philomycus (Meghimatium) van Hasselt, 1823 accepted as Meghimatium van Hasselt, 1823
- Species Philomycus (Meghimatium) striatus (van Hasselt, 1823) accepted as Meghimatium striatum van Hasselt, 1823 (unaccepted combination)
- Subgenus Philomycus (Pallifera) E. S. Morse, 1864 accepted as Pallifera E. S. Morse, 1864
- Species Philomycus (Pallifera) arizonensis Pilsbry, 1917 accepted as Pallifera arizonensis arizonensis (Pilsbry, 1917) accepted as Pallifera arizonensis (Pilsbry, 1917) (original combination)
- Subgenus Philomycus (Tebennophorus) A. Binney, 1842 accepted as Philomycus Rafinesque, 1820 (junior synonym)
- Species Philomycus (Tebennophorus) carolinianus (Bosc, 1802) accepted as Philomycus carolinianus (Bosc, 1802) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Philomycus (Tebennophorus) costaricensis Mörch, 1858 accepted as Pallifera costaricensis (Mörch, 1858) (original combination)
- Species Philomycus australis Bergh, 1870 accepted as Meghimatium bilineatum (W. H. Benson, 1842) (junior synonym)
- Species Philomycus bilineatus (W. H. Benson, 1842) accepted as Meghimatium bilineatum (W. H. Benson, 1842) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Philomycus biseriatus Sterki, 1908 accepted as Philomycus carolinianus (Bosc, 1802)
- Species Philomycus campestris Godwin-Austen, 1876 accepted as Meghimatium bilineatum (W. H. Benson, 1842) (junior synonym)
- Species Philomycus carolinensis [sic] accepted as Philomycus carolinianus (Bosc, 1802) (misspelling of original species name, Limax carolinianus Bosc, 1802)
- Species Philomycus confusus T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890 accepted as Meghimatium bilineatum (W. H. Benson, 1842) (junior synonym)
- Species Philomycus costaricensis Mörch, 1858 accepted as Pallifera costaricensis (Mörch, 1858) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Philomycus doderleini Simroth, 1902 accepted as Meghimatium bilineatum (W. H. Benson, 1842) (junior synonym)
- Species Philomycus doederleini Simroth, 1903 accepted as Meghimatium doederleini (Simroth, 1903) (original combination)
- Species Philomycus dorsalis A. Binney, 1842 accepted as Pallifera dorsalis (A. Binney, 1842) (original combination)
- Species Philomycus formosensis T. D. A. Cockerell, 1890 accepted as Meghimatium bilineatum (W. H. Benson, 1842) (junior synonym)
- Species Philomycus fruhstorferi Collinge, 1901 accepted as Meghimatium fruhstorferi (Collinge, 1901) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Philomycus fuscus Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Species Philomycus laoshanensis D.-N. Chen & J.-X. Gao, 1985 accepted as Meghimatium bilineatum (W. H. Benson, 1842) (junior synonym)
- Species Philomycus melachlorus Simroth, 1902 accepted as Meghimatium pictum (Stoliczka, 1873) (junior synonym)
- Species Philomycus monticulus Godwin-Austen, 1876 accepted as Meghimatium bilineatum (W. H. Benson, 1842) (junior synonym)
- Species Philomycus ohioensis Sterki, 1916 accepted as Pallifera ohioensis (Sterki, 1916) (original combination)
- Species Philomycus oxyurus Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Species Philomycus pennsylvanicus Pilsbry, 1894 accepted as Pallifera dorsalis (A. Binney, 1842) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Philomycus pictus Stoliczka, 1873 accepted as Meghimatium pictum (Stoliczka, 1873) (original combination)
- Species Philomycus quadrilus Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Philomycus carolinianus (Bosc, 1802)
- Species Philomycus rugosus D.-N. Chen & J.-X. Gao, 1982 accepted as Meghimatium rugosum (D.-N. Chen & J.-X. Gao, 1982) (original combination)
- Species Philomycus rushi W. F. Clapp, 1920 accepted as Pallifera ohioensis (Sterki, 1916) (junior synonym)
- Species Philomycus secretus T. D. A. Cockerell, 1900 accepted as Pallifera secreta (T. D. A. Cockerell, 1900) (original combination)
- Species Philomycus striatus (van Hasselt, 1823) accepted as Meghimatium striatum van Hasselt, 1823 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Philomycus tonkinensis Simroth, 1902 accepted as Meghimatium pictum (Stoliczka, 1873) (junior synonym)
- Species Philomycus viperinus Simroth, 1903 accepted as Meghimatium viperinus (Simroth, 1903) accepted as Meghimatium bilineatum (W. H. Benson, 1842) (original combination)
- Species Philomycus wetherbyi (W. G. Binney, 1874) accepted as Megapallifera wetherbyi (W. G. Binney, 1874) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Rafinesque, C. S. (1820). Annals of Nature or Annual Synopsis of New Genera and Species of Animals, Plants, &c. Discovered in North America. First Annual Number, for 1820. 16 pp. (Thomas Smith, Lexington, KY)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.106763 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Philomycus Rafinesque, 1820. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995388 on 2026-10-13
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original description
Rafinesque, C. S. (1820). Annals of Nature or Annual Synopsis of New Genera and Species of Animals, Plants, &c. Discovered in North America. First Annual Number, for 1820. 16 pp. (Thomas Smith, Lexington, KY)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.106763 [details] 
original description (of Eumelus Rafinesque, 1820) Rafinesque, C. S. (1820). Annals of Nature or Annual Synopsis of New Genera and Species of Animals, Plants, &c. Discovered in North America. First Annual Number, for 1820. 16 pp. (Thomas Smith, Lexington, KY)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.106763 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Semper, C. (1870-1885). <i>Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Theil 2. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 3, Landmollusken</i>. Wiesbaden: Kreidel. [1-80, pls 1-7 (1870); 81-128 (1873); 129-168 (1874); 169-224 (1877); 225-264, pls 19–20, 22–23 (1880); 265–290, pl. 21 (1882); 291-327, pls 24–27 (1885)] (publication dates after Zool. Record)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32630046
page(s): 129-133 [details]
original description (of Eumelus Rafinesque, 1820) Rafinesque, C. S. (1820). Annals of Nature or Annual Synopsis of New Genera and Species of Animals, Plants, &c. Discovered in North America. First Annual Number, for 1820. 16 pp. (Thomas Smith, Lexington, KY)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.106763 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source Semper, C. (1870-1885). <i>Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen, Theil 2. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Band 3, Landmollusken</i>. Wiesbaden: Kreidel. [1-80, pls 1-7 (1870); 81-128 (1873); 129-168 (1874); 169-224 (1877); 225-264, pls 19–20, 22–23 (1880); 265–290, pl. 21 (1882); 291-327, pls 24–27 (1885)] (publication dates after Zool. Record)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32630046
page(s): 129-133 [details]