WoRMS taxon details
Melanella bovicornu (Pilsbry, 1905)
566101 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:566101)
accepted
Species
Eulima bovicornu Pilsbry, 1905 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Eulima bovicornu Pilsbry, 1905) Pilsbry, H. A. (1905). New Japanese marine Mollusca. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 57: 101-112 [8 April], 113-122, pls 2-5 [4 May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26293132
page(s): 111, pi. 2 figs 9-10 [details]
page(s): 111, pi. 2 figs 9-10 [details]
Type locality contained in Ogasawara Islands
type locality contained in Ogasawara Islands [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanella bovicornu (Pilsbry, 1905). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=566101 on 2025-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Eulima bovicornu Pilsbry, 1905) Pilsbry, H. A. (1905). New Japanese marine Mollusca. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 57: 101-112 [8 April], 113-122, pls 2-5 [4 May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26293132
page(s): 111, pi. 2 figs 9-10 [details]
basis of record Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp. [details]
basis of record Okutani T., ed. (2000) <i>Marine mollusks in Japan</i>. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp.
page(s): 344-345 [details]
basis of record Hori S. & Matsuda H. (2017). Family Eulimidae. Pp. 823-832, in: T. Okutani (ed.), <i>Marine Mollusks in Japan</i>, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp. [details]
page(s): 111, pi. 2 figs 9-10 [details]
basis of record Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp. [details]
basis of record Okutani T., ed. (2000) <i>Marine mollusks in Japan</i>. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp.
page(s): 344-345 [details]
basis of record Hori S. & Matsuda H. (2017). Family Eulimidae. Pp. 823-832, in: T. Okutani (ed.), <i>Marine Mollusks in Japan</i>, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Narayana, S. & Apte, D. (2016). New records of marine parasitic molluscs (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. <em>Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.</em> 113(1): 39-43, fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63808132
page(s): 40, figs. 1a-c [details]
page(s): 40, figs. 1a-c [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒメセトモノガイ | [details] |
To ANSP Malacology Collection (from synonym Eulima bovicornu Pilsbry, 1905)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Eulima bovicornu. Pilsbry, 1905. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 57: 111, pl. 2, figs. 9, 10 - catalog no. 88309) (from synonym Eulima bovicornu Pilsbry, 1905)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Malacopics (Melanella bovicornu (Pilsbry, 195))
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Eulima bovicornu. Pilsbry, 1905. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 57: 111, pl. 2, figs. 9, 10 - catalog no. 88309) (from synonym Eulima bovicornu Pilsbry, 1905)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Malacopics (Melanella bovicornu (Pilsbry, 195))
