MolluscaBase - Gorgina Preston, 1909

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Gorgina Preston, 1909

AphiaID

1452068 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1452068)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Not an available name: Incorrect subsequent spelling of Engina Gray, 1839)

Accepted Name

Engina J. E. Gray, 1839

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pisaniidae J. E. Gray, 1857

Original name

Gorgina Preston, 1909

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Species Gorgina purpureocincta Preston, 1909 accepted as Oppomorus purpureocinctus (Preston, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Preston, H. B. (1909). Description of new land and marine shells from Ceylon and S. India. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 3(2): 133-140; 3(3): pl. 22. Calcutta. [June and October, respectively]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11129993
page(s): 136 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gorgina Preston, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1452068 on 2025-03-30

Taxonomic edit history

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2020-08-05 20:10:50Z

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Páll-Gergely, Barna

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Nomenclature

original description Preston, H. B. (1909). Description of new land and marine shells from Ceylon and S. India. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 3(2): 133-140; 3(3): pl. 22. Calcutta. [June and October, respectively]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11129993
page(s): 136 [details]