Raphaulus

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Raphaulus
Shell of Rhaphaulus franzhuberi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Cyclophoroidea
Family: Pupinidae
Genus: Raphaulus
L. Pfeiffer, 1856
Type species
Anaulus bombycinus L. Pfeiffer, 1855
Synonyms[1]
  • Anaulus L. Pfeiffer, 1855 (erroneously treated by L....)
  • Raphaulus L. Pfeiffer, 1856(incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Rhaphaulus (Rhaphaulus) L. Pfeiffer, 1856 · alternate representation

Raphaulus is a genus of land snails in the family Pupinidae.[1]

Nomenclature[edit]

Rhaphaulus is a substitute name for Anaulus L. Pfeiffer, 1855, by Pfeiffer treated as a junior homonym of Anaulus Ehrenberg, 1844 [Diatomacea]. Under Art. 1.4, the name of a plant and of an animal are not homonyms, but Rhaphaulus may be conserved under Art. 23.9.[1]

Species[edit]

Synonyms
  • Rhaphaulus ascendens Sykes, 1903: synonym of Rhaphaulus lorraini L. Pfeiffer, 1856
  • Rhaphaulus assamica Godwin-Austen, 1886: synonym of Rhaphaulus assamicus Godwin-Austen, 1886 (gender agreement)
  • Rhaphaulus blanfordi (Benson, 1857): synonym of Streptaulus blanfordi Benson, 1857 (unaccepted combination)
  • Rhaphaulus ceramicus Martens, 1864: synonym of Bellardiella ceramica (Martens, 1864) (original combination)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rhaphaulus L. Pfeiffer, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=988241 on 2022-04-22

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