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Dicharax Kobelt & Mollendorff 1900

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Dicharax Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1900 Alycaeus (Dicharax) Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1900: 186 (replacement name for Charax Benson, 1859, non Charax Scopoli, 1777 [Pisces]). Dicharax – Jirapatrasilp et al. 2021: 4. Páll-Gergely et al. 2021: 21. Gittenberger et al. 2024: 199. Matsuda and Yano 2024: 3. Páll-Gergely et al. 2025: 50. Type species. Alycaeus hebes Benson, 1857, by subsequent designation (Gude 1921: 236). Remarks. This genus is diagnosed by a low protoconch, and the entire shell lacking spiral striation. This genus comprises nearly 200 species and is widely distributed from the Western Ghats of India and in the southwestern and southeastern Himalayan region to Japan, through the Malay Peninsula to the southern arc of the Malay Archipelago up to Sumatra and Java (Páll-Gergely et al. 2020 d). See earlier taxonomic treatment, extended diagnosis, and other taxonomic remarks of Dicharax in Jirapatrasilp et al. (2021).

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22096939

Authors: Jirapatrasilp, Parin, Inkhavilay, Khamla, Somvongsa, Chanvilay, Malavong, Banchai, Janjai, Teerangkul, Jeratthitikul, Ekgachai, Likhitrakarn, Natdanai, Srisonchai, Ruttapon, Sutcharit, Chirasak

Institutions: Chulalongkorn University, National University of Laos, Mahidol University, Maejo University, Khon Kaen University

Language: English

Topic: Mollusks and Parasites Studies

Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7204208447

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