Lissochilus

Lissochilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Cycloneritida
Family:	Neritidae
Genus:	†Lissochilus; Zittel, 1882
Synonyms
	Nerita (Lissochilus) Zittel, 1882; Stomatia (Megastoma) J. Morris & Lycett, 1851;

Lissochilus is a genus of extinct marine snails in the family Neritidae, originally described as a subgenus of its type genus, Nerita, in 1882.^a Despite first being named by one Pethö in a manuscript, that work was only published in 1906, making Zittel the first author who made this name available.¹

A genus of cyprinid fish was named in 1916 and also dubbed Lissochilus; due to taxonomic rules dictating the need for priority, this name is invalid, being a junior synonym of Lissochilus Zittel, 1882. The species assigned to it were subsequently moved to other genera, such as Acrossocheilus, Hypsibarbus, Poropuntius, and Neolissochilus.³

Notes

Its original description reads: Innenlippe abgeplattet, eben, mit zehnlosem Innenrand. Aussenlippe scharf, innerlich nicht verdickt oder bezahnt. Hierher eine Anzahl triasischer und jurassischer Arten, wie N. sigaretina Buv., N. canaliculata Buv. (Coralrag), N. Pellati Lor., N. Bouchardiana Lor., N. transversa Seeb. (Portland-Stufe).²

References

Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Lissochilus Zittel, 1882 †". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
Zittel, K. A. (1882). Handbuch der Palaeontologie. I. Abteilung, Palaeozoologie, II. Band, Mollusca und Arthropoda. Munich and Leipzig: R. Oldenbourg. p. 200. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
Bailly N (ed.). "Lissochilus Weber & de Beaufort, 1916". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-02-15.

[3] Its original description reads: Innenlippe abgeplattet, eben, mit zehnlosem Innenrand. Aussenlippe scharf, innerlich nicht verdickt oder bezahnt. Hierher eine Anzahl triasischer und jurassischer Arten, wie N. sigaretina Buv., N. canaliculata Buv. (Coralrag), N. Pellati Lor., N. Bouchardiana Lor., N. transversa Seeb. (Portland-Stufe).²

[WoRMS-1] Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Lissochilus Zittel, 1882 †". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-02-15.

[OG-2] Zittel, K. A. (1882). Handbuch der Palaeontologie. I. Abteilung, Palaeozoologie, II. Band, Mollusca und Arthropoda. Munich and Leipzig: R. Oldenbourg. p. 200. Retrieved 15 February 2026.

[4] Bailly N (ed.). "Lissochilus Weber & de Beaufort, 1916". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-02-15.

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