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Turris (Drillia) venusta G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †
1720190 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1720190)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Pleurotoma venusta G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †) Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 50, pl. 10, fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 50, pl. 10, fig. 7 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turris (Drillia) venusta G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1720190 on 2025-09-11
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(of Pleurotoma venusta G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †) Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 50, pl. 10, fig. 7 [details]
basis of record Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 208 [details]
page(s): 50, pl. 10, fig. 7 [details]
basis of record Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 15(1): 49-259, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
page(s): 208 [details]
