WoRMS taxon details
Mesomphix Rafinesque, 1819
995272 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:995272)
accepted
Genus
Helix laevigata A. Férussac, 1821 accepted as Mesomphix vulgatus H. B. Baker, 1933 (type by subsequent designation)
Edusa Albers, 1860 · unaccepted
Helix (Mesomphix) Rafinesque, 1819 · unaccepted
Hyalina (Edusa) Albers, 1860 · unaccepted (original name and rank; invalid:...)
original name and rank; invalid: junior homonym of Edusa Dejean, 1835 [Coleoptera]
Hyalina (Mesomphix) Rafinesque, 1819 · unaccepted
Hyalinia (Mesomphix) Rafinesque, 1819 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Mesomphix (Mesomphix) Rafinesque, 1819 · alternative representation
Mesomphix (Micromphix) Pilsbry, 1911 · alternative representation
Mesomphix (Moreletia) J. E. Gray, 1855 · alternative representation
Mesomphix (Omphalina) Rafinesque, 1831 · alternative representation
Mesomphix (Omphix) Pilsbry, 1911 · alternative representation
Mesomphix (Zonyalina) E. von Martens, 1865 · alternative representation
Murphitella (Namoitena) Iredale, 1933 · unaccepted
Namoitena Iredale, 1933 · unaccepted
Omphalina Rafinesque, 1831 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Zonites (Moreletia) J. E. Gray, 1855 · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Species Mesomphix andrewsae (Pilsbry, 1895)
- Species Mesomphix anurus Hubricht, 1962
- Species Mesomphix bilineatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
- Species Mesomphix capnodes (W. G. Binney, 1857)
- Species Mesomphix cupreus (Rafinesque, 1831)
- Species Mesomphix euryomphala (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
- Species Mesomphix friabilis (W. G. Binney, 1857)
- Species Mesomphix globosus (MacMillan, 1940)
- Species Mesomphix inornatus (Say, 1822)
- Species Mesomphix latior (Pilsbry, 1900)
- Species Mesomphix lucubratus (Say, 1829)
- Species Mesomphix luisant D. C. Dourson, 2015
- Species Mesomphix martensianus (Pilsbry, 1904)
- Species Mesomphix modestus (E. von Martens, 1892)
- Species Mesomphix paradensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)
- Species Mesomphix perfragilis (Wetherby, 1894)
- Species Mesomphix perlaevis (Pilsbry, 1900)
- Species Mesomphix pilsbryi (G. H. Clapp, 1904)
- Species Mesomphix pittieri (Bartsch, 1909)
- Species Mesomphix ptychoraphe (Weinland & E. von Martens, 1859)
- Species Mesomphix rugeli (W. G. Binney, 1879)
- Species Mesomphix subplanus (A. Binney, 1842)
- Species Mesomphix tuxtlensis (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1870)
- Species Mesomphix vulgatus H. B. Baker, 1933
- Species Mesomphix zonites (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
- Subgenus Mesomphix (Omphalinella) H. B. Baker, 1930 accepted as Patulopsis Strebel & Pfeffer, 1879 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mesomphix (Omphalinella) montereyensis (Pilsbry, 1899) accepted as Patulopsis montereyensis (Pilsbry, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mesomphix derochetus Hubricht, 1962 accepted as Mesomphix vulgatus H. B. Baker, 1933 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mesomphix flora (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) accepted as Austroselenites flora (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mesomphix laevigata (A. Férussac, 1821) accepted as Mesomphix vulgatus H. B. Baker, 1933 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Species Mesomphix ruidus Hubricht, 1958 accepted as Mesomphix globosus (MacMillan, 1940) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Mesomphix (Mesomphix) Rafinesque, 1819 represented as Mesomphix Rafinesque, 1819
- Species Mesomphix (Mesomphix) perlaevis (uncertain)
- Subgenus Mesomphix (Micromphix) Pilsbry, 1911 represented as Mesomphix Rafinesque, 1819
- Species Mesomphix (Micromphix) subplanus (uncertain)
- Subgenus Mesomphix (Moreletia) J. E. Gray, 1855 represented as Mesomphix Rafinesque, 1819
- Species Mesomphix (Moreletia) euryomphala (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) represented as Mesomphix euryomphala (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
- Subgenus Mesomphix (Omphalina) Rafinesque, 1831 represented as Mesomphix Rafinesque, 1819
- Species Mesomphix (Omphalina) cupreus (Rafinesque, 1831) represented as Mesomphix cupreus (Rafinesque, 1831)
- Species Mesomphix (Omphalina) flora (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) represented as Mesomphix flora (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) accepted as Austroselenites flora (L. Pfeiffer, 1850)
- Species Mesomphix (Omphalina) lucubratus (Say, 1829) represented as Mesomphix lucubratus (Say, 1829)
- Species Mesomphix (Omphalina) martensianus (Pilsbry, 1903) represented as Mesomphix martensianus (Pilsbry, 1904)
- Species Mesomphix (Omphalina) paradensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1861) represented as Mesomphix paradensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)
- Species Mesomphix (Omphalina) pittieri (Bartsch, 1909) represented as Mesomphix pittieri (Bartsch, 1909)
- Species Mesomphix (Omphalina) zonites (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) represented as Mesomphix zonites (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
- Subgenus Mesomphix (Omphix) Pilsbry, 1911 represented as Mesomphix Rafinesque, 1819
- Subgenus Mesomphix (Zonyalina) E. von Martens, 1865 represented as Mesomphix Rafinesque, 1819
- Species Mesomphix (Zonyalina) bilineatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) represented as Mesomphix bilineatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
- Species Mesomphix (Zonyalina) modestus (E. von Martens, 1892) represented as Mesomphix modestus (E. von Martens, 1892)
- Species Mesomphix (Zonyalina) tuxtlensis (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1870) represented as Mesomphix tuxtlensis (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1870)
Rafinesque, C. S. (1819). Prodrome. De 70 nouveaux genres d'animaux découverts dans l'intérieur des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, durant l'année 1818. <em>Journal de physique, de chimie, d'histoire naturelle et des arts.</em> 88: 417-429., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6172335
page(s): 425 [details]
page(s): 425 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mesomphix Rafinesque, 1819. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995272 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Rafinesque, C. S. (1819). Prodrome. De 70 nouveaux genres d'animaux découverts dans l'intérieur des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, durant l'année 1818. <em>Journal de physique, de chimie, d'histoire naturelle et des arts.</em> 88: 417-429., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6172335
page(s): 425 [details]
original description (of Mesomphix (Micromphix) Pilsbry, 1911) Pilsbry, H. A. (1911). Notes on the anatomy and classification of the genera <i>Omphalina</i> and <i>Mesomphix</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 63(2): 469-486, plates 37-39., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1695886
page(s): 479 [details]
original description (of Omphalina Rafinesque, 1831) Rafinesque, C. S. (1831). Enumeration and account of some remarkable natural objects of the cabinet of Prof. Rafinesque, in Philadelphia; being animals, shells, plants, fossils, collected by him in North America between 1816 and 1831. <em>Philadelphia.</em> 8 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49035292
page(s): 3 [details]
original description (of Murphitella (Namoitena) Iredale, 1933) Iredale, T. (1933). Systematic notes on Australian land shells. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 19(1): 37-59., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.19.1933.690
page(s): 49, 58 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Hyalina (Edusa) Albers, 1860) Albers, J. C. & Martens, E. von. (1860). <i>Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet von Joh. Christ. Albers</i>. Ed. 2. Pp. i-xviii, 1-359. Leipzig: Engelman [original manuscript of Albers edited and published by Martens]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11648540
page(s): 72 [details]
original description (of Zonites (Moreletia) J. E. Gray, 1855) Gray, J. E. ["descriptions of the species" by L. Pfeiffer]. (1855). <i>Catalogue of Pulmonata or air-breathing Mollusca in the collection of the British Museum, Part I.</i> London: Taylor & Francis. 192 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18487271
page(s): 148 [details]
original description (of Mesomphix (Omphix) Pilsbry, 1911) Pilsbry, H. A. (1911). Notes on the anatomy and classification of the genera <i>Omphalina</i> and <i>Mesomphix</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 63(2): 469-486, plates 37-39., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1695886
page(s): 479-480 [details]
page(s): 425 [details]
original description (of Mesomphix (Micromphix) Pilsbry, 1911) Pilsbry, H. A. (1911). Notes on the anatomy and classification of the genera <i>Omphalina</i> and <i>Mesomphix</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 63(2): 469-486, plates 37-39., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1695886
page(s): 479 [details]
original description (of Omphalina Rafinesque, 1831) Rafinesque, C. S. (1831). Enumeration and account of some remarkable natural objects of the cabinet of Prof. Rafinesque, in Philadelphia; being animals, shells, plants, fossils, collected by him in North America between 1816 and 1831. <em>Philadelphia.</em> 8 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49035292
page(s): 3 [details]
original description (of Murphitella (Namoitena) Iredale, 1933) Iredale, T. (1933). Systematic notes on Australian land shells. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 19(1): 37-59., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.19.1933.690
page(s): 49, 58 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Hyalina (Edusa) Albers, 1860) Albers, J. C. & Martens, E. von. (1860). <i>Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet von Joh. Christ. Albers</i>. Ed. 2. Pp. i-xviii, 1-359. Leipzig: Engelman [original manuscript of Albers edited and published by Martens]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11648540
page(s): 72 [details]
original description (of Zonites (Moreletia) J. E. Gray, 1855) Gray, J. E. ["descriptions of the species" by L. Pfeiffer]. (1855). <i>Catalogue of Pulmonata or air-breathing Mollusca in the collection of the British Museum, Part I.</i> London: Taylor & Francis. 192 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18487271
page(s): 148 [details]
original description (of Mesomphix (Omphix) Pilsbry, 1911) Pilsbry, H. A. (1911). Notes on the anatomy and classification of the genera <i>Omphalina</i> and <i>Mesomphix</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 63(2): 469-486, plates 37-39., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1695886
page(s): 479-480 [details]
Other
subsequent type designation
Herrmannsen, A. N. (1846-1852). Indicis Generum Malacozoorum primordia. Fischer, Cassel. Vol. 1: i-xxviii, 1-637 pp. [i-xxviii + 1-104: 1 Sep 1846; 105-232: 1 Dec 1846; 233-360: 1 Mar 1847; 361-488: 18 Apr 1847; 489-616: 25 May 1847; 617-637: 17 Jul 1847]; 2: 1-717, xxix-xlii pp. [1-104: 17 Jul 1847; 105-232: 8 Sep 1847; 233-352: 7 Dec 1847; 353-492: 18 Feb 1848; 493-612: Feb 1849; 613-717 + xxix-xliii: Mar 1849]; Supplementa et corrigenda: i-v, 1-140 pp. [Dec 1852]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10695423
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