MolluscaBase taxon details
Megastomia dorica (Melvill, 1904)
1701624 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1701624)
accepted
Species
Odostomia dorica Melvill, 1904 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Odostomia dorica Melvill, 1904) Melvill, J. C. (1904). Descriptions of twelve new species and one variety of marine Gastropoda from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1902–1904. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 11 (4): 79-85, pl. 8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16099633
page(s): 82, pl. 8, fig. 9. [details]
page(s): 82, pl. 8, fig. 9. [details]
Type locality contained in Persian Gulf
type locality contained in Persian Gulf [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Megastomia dorica (Melvill, 1904). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1701624 on 2025-09-12
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(of Odostomia dorica Melvill, 1904) Melvill, J. C. (1904). Descriptions of twelve new species and one variety of marine Gastropoda from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1902–1904. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 11 (4): 79-85, pl. 8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16099633
page(s): 82, pl. 8, fig. 9. [details]
new combination reference Nofroni, I., Renda, W. & Vannozzi, A. (2023). A glance at the Middle East: Notes on the genus <i>Megastomia</i> from the Arabian Peninsula, with the description of three new species (Gastropoda: Pyramidellidae). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 59(2): 166-179.
page(s): 167, figs 1A-F [details]
page(s): 82, pl. 8, fig. 9. [details]
new combination reference Nofroni, I., Renda, W. & Vannozzi, A. (2023). A glance at the Middle East: Notes on the genus <i>Megastomia</i> from the Arabian Peninsula, with the description of three new species (Gastropoda: Pyramidellidae). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 59(2): 166-179.
page(s): 167, figs 1A-F [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
