Mesomphix Explained

Mesomphix is a genus of terrestrial gastropods belonging to the family Gastrodontidae.^{[1] [2]}

The species of this genus are found in Europe, North America, and New Zealand.

Species

• Mesomphix andrewsae (Pilsbry, 1895)
• Mesomphix anurus Hubricht, 1962
• Mesomphix bilineatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
• Mesomphix capnodes (W.G. Binney, 1857)
• Mesomphix cupreus (Rafinesque, 1831)
• Mesomphix euryomphala (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
• Mesomphix flora (L. Pfeiffer, 1850)
• Mesomphix friabilis (W.G. Binney, 1857)
• Mesomphix globosus (MacMillan, 1940)
• Mesomphix inornatus (Say, 1822)
• Mesomphix latior (Pilsbry, 1900)
• Mesomphix lucubratus (Say, 1829)
• Mesomphix luisant Dourson, 2015
• Mesomphix martensianus (Pilsbry, 1903)
• Mesomphix modestus (E. von Martens, 1892)
• Mesomphix paradensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1860)
• Mesomphix perfragilis (Wetherby, 1894)
• Mesomphix perlaevis (Pilsbry, 1900)
• Mesomphix pilsbryi (Clapp, 1904)
• Mesomphix pittieri (Bartsch, 1909)
• Mesomphix ptychoraphe (Weinland & Martens, 1859)
• Mesomphix rugeli (W.G. Binney, 1879)
• Mesomphix subplanus (A. Binney, 1842)
• Mesomphix tuxtlensis (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1870)
• Mesomphix vulgatus H. B. Baker, 1933
• Mesomphix zonites (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Mesomphix derochetus Hubricht, 1962: synonym of Mesomphix vulgatus H. B. Baker, 1933
• Mesomphix ruidus Hubricht, 1958: synonym of Mesomphix globosus (MacMillan, 1940)

References

• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.

External links

• Rafinesque C.S. (1819). Prodrome. De 70 nouveaux genres d'animaux découverts dans l'intérieur des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, durant l'année 1818. Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts. 88: 417-429
• 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 183. Philadelphia. 8 pp
• Iredale, T. (1933). Systematic notes on Australian land shells. Records of the Australian Museum. 19(1): 37-59

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mesomphix Rafinesque, 1819 . www.gbif.org . 23 March 2021 . en.
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mesomphix Rafinesque, 1819. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995272 on 2021-03-25