WoRMS name details
Gorgina purpureocincta Preston, 1909
1452069 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1452069)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Gorgina Preston, 1909 accepted as Engina J. E. Gray, 1839
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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, pl. 22, fig. 13; note: [figure legend cites Engina purpureocincta] [details]
page(s): 136, pl. 22, fig. 13; note: [figure legend cites Engina purpureocincta] [details]
Type locality contained in Sri Lanka
type locality contained in Sri Lanka [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gorgina purpureocincta Preston, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1452069 on 2025-03-21
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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, pl. 22, fig. 13; note: [figure legend cites Engina purpureocincta] [details]
page(s): 136, pl. 22, fig. 13; note: [figure legend cites Engina purpureocincta] [details]




