WoRMS taxon details
Fusinus arabicus (Melvill, 1898)
448339 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:448339)
accepted
Species
Fusus arabicus Melvill, 1898 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Fusus arabicus Melvill, 1898) Melvill, J. C. (1898). Further investigations into the molluscan fauna of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman, with the descriptions of forty species. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 42(4): 1-40, pls 1-2., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36322938
page(s): 16, pl. 1 fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 16, pl. 1 fig. 6 [details]
Type locality contained in Persian Gulf
type locality contained in Persian Gulf [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fusinus arabicus (Melvill, 1898). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=448339 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Fusus arabicus Melvill, 1898) Melvill, J. C. (1898). Further investigations into the molluscan fauna of the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman, with the descriptions of forty species. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 42(4): 1-40, pls 1-2., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36322938
page(s): 16, pl. 1 fig. 6 [details]
basis of record Hadorn, R. (1999). New discoveries from southeastern Africa. Two new <i>Fusinus</i> (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from South Mozambique and Natal: <i>Fusinus rogersi</i> sp. nov. and <i>Fusinus kiburni</i> sp. nov. <em>Vita Marina.</em> 46 (3-4): 101-110. [December 1999]., available online at http://www.strandvondsten.nl/bibliotheek/vita_marina_magazine/Vita_Marina_41-47/vita_marina_46-03-04.pdf#page=31 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 16, pl. 1 fig. 6 [details]
basis of record Hadorn, R. (1999). New discoveries from southeastern Africa. Two new <i>Fusinus</i> (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from South Mozambique and Natal: <i>Fusinus rogersi</i> sp. nov. and <i>Fusinus kiburni</i> sp. nov. <em>Vita Marina.</em> 46 (3-4): 101-110. [December 1999]., available online at http://www.strandvondsten.nl/bibliotheek/vita_marina_magazine/Vita_Marina_41-47/vita_marina_46-03-04.pdf#page=31 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Malacopics (Fusinus arabicus (Melvill, 1898) Oman, Masqa?, Batina Beach, ex coll. J.Ph. Voorwin...
To Malacopics (Fusus arabicus Melvill,1898 SYNTYPE Oman, Masqat, at 15 fathoms depth)
To MNHN Fossil collection (Fusus arabicus CUVILLIER, 1933; Holotype; F.B43985) (from synonym Fusus arabicus Melvill, 1898)
To Malacopics (Fusus arabicus Melvill,1898 SYNTYPE Oman, Masqat, at 15 fathoms depth)
To MNHN Fossil collection (Fusus arabicus CUVILLIER, 1933; Holotype; F.B43985) (from synonym Fusus arabicus Melvill, 1898)
