MolluscaBase - Turbonilla exilispira Melvill, 1918

Traits taxon details

Turbonilla exilispira Melvill, 1918

AphiaID

746052 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:746052)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Turbonilla Risso, 1826

Original name

Turbonilla exilispira Melvill, 1918

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Melvill, J. C. (1918). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 9, 1: 137-158, pls 4-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002757
page(s): 143, pl. 4, fig. 12. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turbonilla exilispira Melvill, 1918. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746052 on 2025-06-03

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Turbonilla exilispira Melvill, 1918. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746052 on 2025-06-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2013-12-22 08:19:56Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2023-01-17 14:49:07Z

changed

Herbert, David

[taxonomic tree]

original description Melvill, J. C. (1918). Descriptions of thirty-four species of marine Mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 9, 1: 137-158, pls 4-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002757
page(s): 143, pl. 4, fig. 12. [details]

Definitions

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