WoRMS taxon details
Turritella fultoni Melvill, 1897
446558 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:446558)
accepted
Species
Turritella illustris Melvill, 1904 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. (1897). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman. (Mostly collected by F. W. Townsend, Esq.). <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Litterary and Philosophical Society.</em> 41(7): 1-25 , pls 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35462101
page(s): 14, pl. 6, fig. 12. [details]
page(s): 14, pl. 6, fig. 12. [details]
Type locality contained in Pakistani Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Pakistani Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Taxonomy 1 specimen, syntype, NHMUK 1897.7.30.91. Measurements 28 mm x 6,2 mm. This appears to be a young specimen of the...
Taxonomy 1 specimen, syntype, NHMUK 1897.7.30.91. Measurements 28 mm x 6,2 mm. This appears to be a young specimen of the subsequently examined Turritella illustris Melvill, 1904, which confirms their synonymy. Under high magnification, both type samples show a very fine longitudinal sculpture, which is highly unusual for Turritellidae, and reminds of thickened lips at the end of growth stages, as seen in some Epitoniidae. Similar sculpture has been observed in the type sample of Turritella ferruginea Reeve, 1849. The genus position of this taxon is therefore unclear, pending further research. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turritella fultoni Melvill, 1897. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446558 on 2025-05-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Melvill, J. C. (1897). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman. (Mostly collected by F. W. Townsend, Esq.). <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Litterary and Philosophical Society.</em> 41(7): 1-25 , pls 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35462101
page(s): 14, pl. 6, fig. 12. [details]
original description (of Turritella illustris 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): 81, pl. 8, fig. 5. [details]
page(s): 14, pl. 6, fig. 12. [details]
original description (of Turritella illustris 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): 81, pl. 8, fig. 5. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Trew, A. (1987) James Cosmo Melvill's New Molluscan Names. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, 1987. Pp. 1-84
page(s): 42 [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
Other
additional source
Al-Kandari, M.; Oliver, P. G.; Chen, W.; Skryabin, V.; Raghu, M.; Yousif, A.; Al-Jazzaf, S.; Taqi, A.; AlHamad, A. (2020). Diversity and distribution of the intertidal Mollusca of the State of Kuwait, Arabian Gulf. <em>Regional Studies in Marine Science.</em> 33: 100905., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100905 [details]
additional source Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1901). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Seas as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1900, with descriptions of new species. Part 1, Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1901 (2): 327-460., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888798
page(s): p. 378 [details]
additional source Smythe, K. R. (1982). Seashells of the Arabian Gulf. <em>George Allen & Unwin, London.</em> 123: pp., 20 pls.
page(s): 45 [details]
additional source Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) <i>Seashells of eastern Arabia.</i> Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp. [details]
additional source Kobelt, W. (1897) Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Bd. 1, Abt. 27. Die Gattung Turritella. Nürnberg, Baner & Raspe. pp. 1-81, pls 1-21
page(s): p. 63-64, pl. 20, fig. 2 [details]
additional source Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1901). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Seas as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1900, with descriptions of new species. Part 1, Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1901 (2): 327-460., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888798
page(s): p. 378 [details]
additional source Smythe, K. R. (1982). Seashells of the Arabian Gulf. <em>George Allen & Unwin, London.</em> 123: pp., 20 pls.
page(s): 45 [details]
additional source Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) <i>Seashells of eastern Arabia.</i> Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp. [details]
additional source Kobelt, W. (1897) Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Bd. 1, Abt. 27. Die Gattung Turritella. Nürnberg, Baner & Raspe. pp. 1-81, pls 1-21
page(s): p. 63-64, pl. 20, fig. 2 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Turritella illustris Melvill, 1904) NHMUK 1905.6.6.1-2, geounit Persian Gulf [details]
Syntype NHMUK 1897.7.30.91, geounit Pakistani part of the Arabian Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy 1 specimen, syntype, NHMUK 1897.7.30.91. Measurements 28 mm x 6,2 mm. This appears to be a young specimen of the subsequently examined Turritella illustris Melvill, 1904, which confirms their synonymy. Under high magnification, both type samples show a very fine longitudinal sculpture, which is highly unusual for Turritellidae, and reminds of thickened lips at the end of growth stages, as seen in some Epitoniidae. Similar sculpture has been observed in the type sample of Turritella ferruginea Reeve, 1849. The genus position of this taxon is therefore unclear, pending further research. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Turritella illustris Melvill, 1904)
To Malacopics (Turritella fultoni Melvill,1897 Oman, An Nahdah, near ferry to Masirah)
To NHMUK Zoology collection database (from synonym Turritella illustris Melvill, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Turritella illustris Melvill, 1904)
To Malacopics (Turritella fultoni Melvill,1897 Oman, An Nahdah, near ferry to Masirah)
To NHMUK Zoology collection database (from synonym Turritella illustris Melvill, 1904)
