WoRMS name details
Drillia xanthoporphyria Melvill & Standen, 1896
595770 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:595770)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1896). Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 8(9): 273-315 [12 November 1896, + pls 9-11 published vol. 8(11) in April 1897]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31980852
page(s): 278, pl. 9, fig. 11 [details]
page(s): 278, pl. 9, fig. 11 [details]
Type locality contained in Loyalty Islands
type locality contained in Loyalty Islands [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Drillia xanthoporphyria Melvill & Standen, 1896. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=595770 on 2025-03-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1896). Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 8(9): 273-315 [12 November 1896, + pls 9-11 published vol. 8(11) in April 1897]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31980852
page(s): 278, pl. 9, fig. 11 [details]
page(s): 278, pl. 9, fig. 11 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Kilburn R.N. (1994). Turridae (s.l.) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 7. Subfamily Crassispirinae, section 2. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 35: 177-228.
page(s): 223 [details]
page(s): 223 [details]




