MolluscaBase - Turris (Surcula) macella Melvill, 1923

MolluscaBase name details

Turris (Surcula) macella Melvill, 1923

AphiaID

1597036 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1597036)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Agladrillia macella (Melvill, 1923)

Rank

Species

Parent

Turris (Surcula) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Turricula Schumacher, 1817

Original name

Turris (Surcula) macella Melvill, 1923

Environment

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

Original description

Melvill, J. C. (1923). On Turris (Surcula) macella nom. nov. for T. macilenta Melv., nom. praeocc. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 15: 309., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30347318 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turris (Surcula) macella Melvill, 1923. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1597036 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-08-11 23:10:29Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2023-05-24 16:47:44Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Melvill, J. C. (1923). On Turris (Surcula) macella nom. nov. for T. macilenta Melv., nom. praeocc. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 15: 309., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30347318 [details]