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Voluta purpuriformis Forbes, 1846 †
1831922 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1831922)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Forbes, E. (1846). Report on the fossil Invertebrata from southern India, collected by Mr. Kaye and Mr. Cunliffe. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2.</em> 7(3): 97-174, pls 7-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36198226#page/111/mode/1up
page(s): 130-131, pl. 12, fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 130-131, pl. 12, fig. 2 [details]
Type locality contained in Pondicherry
type locality contained in Pondicherry [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Voluta purpuriformis Forbes, 1846 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1831922 on 2025-09-11
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Forbes, E. (1846). Report on the fossil Invertebrata from southern India, collected by Mr. Kaye and Mr. Cunliffe. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2.</em> 7(3): 97-174, pls 7-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36198226#page/111/mode/1up
page(s): 130-131, pl. 12, fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 130-131, pl. 12, fig. 2 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
