WoRMS name details
Purpura (Stramonita) blanfordi Melvill, 1893
396846 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:396846)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. (1893). Descriptions of twenty-five new species of marine shells from Bombay collected by Alexander Abercrombie, Esq. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 7: 52-67, 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10159687
page(s): 53-54, pl. 1, fig. 3. [details]
page(s): 53-54, pl. 1, fig. 3. [details]
Type locality contained in Bombay
type locality contained in Bombay [details]
Etymology Named for the British/Indian malacologist, William Thomas Blanford (1832-1905).
Etymology Named for the British/Indian malacologist, William Thomas Blanford (1832-1905). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Purpura (Stramonita) blanfordi Melvill, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396846 on 2024-09-24
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Melvill, J. C. (1893). Descriptions of twenty-five new species of marine shells from Bombay collected by Alexander Abercrombie, Esq. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 7: 52-67, 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10159687
page(s): 53-54, pl. 1, fig. 3. [details]
additional source Melvill, J. C. (1893). Descriptions of twenty-five new species of marine shells from Bombay, collected by Mr. Alexander Abercrombie. <em>Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.</em> 8(2): 234-245, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30402906
page(s): 235, pl. 1, fig. 3 [details]
status source Kilburn, R. N. (1972). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (2), with the description of new species and subspecies of <i>Conus</i>, <i>Nassarius</i>, <i>Vexillum</i> and <i>Demoulia</i>. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 21(2): 391-437., available online at https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/AJA03040798_664 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 53-54, pl. 1, fig. 3. [details]
additional source Melvill, J. C. (1893). Descriptions of twenty-five new species of marine shells from Bombay, collected by Mr. Alexander Abercrombie. <em>Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.</em> 8(2): 234-245, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30402906
page(s): 235, pl. 1, fig. 3 [details]
status source Kilburn, R. N. (1972). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (2), with the description of new species and subspecies of <i>Conus</i>, <i>Nassarius</i>, <i>Vexillum</i> and <i>Demoulia</i>. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 21(2): 391-437., available online at https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/AJA03040798_664 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Etymology Named for the British/Indian malacologist, William Thomas Blanford (1832-1905). [details]