MolluscaBase - Pleurotoma (Drillia) exsculpta R. B. Watson, 1882

MolluscaBase name details

Pleurotoma (Drillia) exsculpta R. B. Watson, 1882

AphiaID

1562893 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1562893)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Belomitra pourtalesii (Dall, 1881)

Rank

Species

Parent

Pleurotoma (Drillia) J. E. Gray, 1838 accepted as Drillia J. E. Gray, 1838

Original name

Pleurotoma (Drillia) exsculpta R. B. Watson, 1882

Environment

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

Original description

Watson, R.B. (1882). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XI. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 16: 247-254., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982488
page(s): 247-248 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pleurotoma (Drillia) exsculpta R. B. Watson, 1882. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1562893 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-02-12 20:01:04Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2024-05-18 03:40:51Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Watson, R.B. (1882). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. Part XI. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 16: 247-254., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31982488
page(s): 247-248 [details]