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Turritella puncticulata G. B. Sowerby II, 1870
758556 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:758556)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1870). Descriptions of forty-eight new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1870: 249-259 [November]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28555089
page(s): 253 [details]
page(s): 253 [details]
Type locality contained in South African part of the Indian Ocean
, Note 1 specimen, holotype, NHMUK 1874.12.11.166....
type locality contained in South African part of the Indian Ocean [details]
Type material 1 specimen, holotype, NHMUK 1874.12.11.166. Measurements 94,15 mm x 23,6 mm. The holotype is an unusually large specimen of what is commonly perceived as Turritella sanguinea Reeve, 1849, with a part of the apex missing yet aperture intact and operculum intact. The operculum is of the bristled type, multi-layer and multi-spiral, indicating filter-feeding. The most striking feature of this large and well preserved specimen is the lack of variation in the development of spiral cords and changing whorl shape as is typical for most Turritellidae. The lip is outturned on the columellar side, leaving an umbilicus-like cavity. High magnifications have not shown any particular sculpture (cf T. ferruginea, T. fultoni, T. illustris) yet it is not excluded this species is not a Turritellidae. [details]
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Sowerby, G. B. II. (1870). Descriptions of forty-eight new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1870: 249-259 [November]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28555089
page(s): 253 [details]
taxonomy source Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1
page(s): p. 156 [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. 76 [not figured] [details]
additional source Tryon, G. W. (1886). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>, ser. 1, vol. 8: Naticidae, Calyptraeidae, Turritellidae, Vermetidae, Caecidae, Eulimidae, Turbonillidae, Pyramidellidae. pp 1-461, pls 1-79. Philadelphia, published by the author. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-27, Jan. 23, 1886; pp. 65-128, pls 28-37, May 3, 1886; pp. 129-192, pls 38-58, Jul. 28, 1886; pp. 193-461, pls 59-79, Nov. 24, 1886]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63144
page(s): p. 209 [not figured] [details]
additional source Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): p. 129, n. 936. [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1925). Reports on the marine Mollusca in the collections of the South African Museum. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 20(4): 309-316.
page(s): p. 311-312 [details]
page(s): 253 [details]
taxonomy source Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1
page(s): p. 156 [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. 76 [not figured] [details]
additional source Tryon, G. W. (1886). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>, ser. 1, vol. 8: Naticidae, Calyptraeidae, Turritellidae, Vermetidae, Caecidae, Eulimidae, Turbonillidae, Pyramidellidae. pp 1-461, pls 1-79. Philadelphia, published by the author. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-27, Jan. 23, 1886; pp. 65-128, pls 28-37, May 3, 1886; pp. 129-192, pls 38-58, Jul. 28, 1886; pp. 193-461, pls 59-79, Nov. 24, 1886]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63144
page(s): p. 209 [not figured] [details]
additional source Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): p. 129, n. 936. [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1925). Reports on the marine Mollusca in the collections of the South African Museum. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 20(4): 309-316.
page(s): p. 311-312 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type material 1 specimen, holotype, NHMUK 1874.12.11.166. Measurements 94,15 mm x 23,6 mm. The holotype is an unusually large specimen of what is commonly perceived as Turritella sanguinea Reeve, 1849, with a part of the apex missing yet aperture intact and operculum intact. The operculum is of the bristled type, multi-layer and multi-spiral, indicating filter-feeding. The most striking feature of this large and well preserved specimen is the lack of variation in the development of spiral cords and changing whorl shape as is typical for most Turritellidae. The lip is outturned on the columellar side, leaving an umbilicus-like cavity. High magnifications have not shown any particular sculpture (cf T. ferruginea, T. fultoni, T. illustris) yet it is not excluded this species is not a Turritellidae. [details]
