AfReMaS name details
Obeliscus J. E. Gray, 1847
206171 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206171)
unaccepted (junior objective synonym of Pyramidella also junior homonym of Obeslicus H. Beck, 1837)
Genus
- Species Obeliscus dolobratus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Pyramidella dolabrata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, of dolabratus, and superseded combination)
- Species Obeliscus suturalis Maltzan, 1885 accepted as Longchaeus inopinatus (Schander, 1994) (secondary junior homonym of Pyramidella suturalis H.C. Lea, 1843; Pyramidella schanderi is a replacement name)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 159 [details]
page(s): 159 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Obeliscus J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206171 on 2025-05-08
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Obeliscus J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206171 on 2025-05-08
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Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 159 [details]
basis of record Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
page(s): 159 [details]
basis of record Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

source of synonymy Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
