MolluscaBase taxon details
Engina melanozona Tomlin, 1928
1591185 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1591185)
accepted
Species
Ricinula zonata Reeve, 1846 · unaccepted (preoccupied by Engina zonata...)
preoccupied by Engina zonata Gray, 1839; Engina melanozona Tomlin, 1928 is a replacement name
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1928). On <i>Engina zonata</i> of Gray and of Reeve. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(2): 40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518817 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Engina melanozona Tomlin, 1928. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1591185 on 2025-05-17
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original description
Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1928). On <i>Engina zonata</i> of Gray and of Reeve. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 42(2): 40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518817 [details]
original description (of Ricinula zonata Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Ricinula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pl. 1-6 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-3, August 1846, pl. 5, September 1846; pl. 4, 6, October 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118823#page/441/mode/1up
page(s): pl. 5, species no. 33 [details]
status source Patterson Edward, J. K.; Ravinesh, R. & Biju Kumar, A. (2022). Molluscs of the Gulf of Mannar, India and adjacent waters: A fully illustrated guide. Suganthi Devadason Marien Research Institute & Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala. Tuticorin. i-xx, 1-524.
page(s): 193, text fig. [details]
original description (of Ricinula zonata Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846). Monograph of the genus <i>Ricinula</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 3, pl. 1-6 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-3, August 1846, pl. 5, September 1846; pl. 4, 6, October 1846]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118823#page/441/mode/1up
page(s): pl. 5, species no. 33 [details]
status source Patterson Edward, J. K.; Ravinesh, R. & Biju Kumar, A. (2022). Molluscs of the Gulf of Mannar, India and adjacent waters: A fully illustrated guide. Suganthi Devadason Marien Research Institute & Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala. Tuticorin. i-xx, 1-524.
page(s): 193, text fig. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
