Authorship

Original name	:			Beck, H. 1837. Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 61.
Subsequent publication	:			Adams, H. & Adams, A. 1858(1855). Gen. Rec. Moll. 2 [19]: 110 ("Beck, not Montf."). [pro syn.].

Types

Type of	:	*Obeliscinae* (Subfamily) Thiele, 1931, nom. illeg.		Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 117.
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]	:	*Obeliscus* (Subgenus) Beck, 1837		Ref: V.G. Millard, 1997: 274. [inferred]

Junior homonym (unavailable)	:	*Obeliscus* (Genus) Agassiz, 1845, nom. nud.	Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008]. [implicit]
Junior homonym	:	*Obeliscus* (Genus) Popofsky, 1913, nom. illeg.	Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008]. [implicit]
Junior homonym	:	*Obeliscus* (Genus) Graybill, 1923, nom. illeg.	Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008]. [implicit]
Junior homonym	:	*Obeliscus* (Genus) Gray, 1847, nom. illeg.	Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 117 ("H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853").