WoRMS name details

Ranella pulchella Forbes, 1852

476832  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476832)

 unaccepted (junior homonym of Ranella pulchella G.B. Sowerby I, 1825; subjective synonym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Forbes, E. (1852). On the Mollusca collected by Mr MacGillivray during the voyage of the Rattlesnake. <em>In: MacGillivray J. (ed.). Narrative of the voyage of the H.M.S. Rattlesnake, commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley, during the years 1846-1850, volume 2 . London: T. & W. Boone. 395 pp.</em> Pp. 360-386, pls 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38053940
page(s): 382-383, pl. 3 fig. 6a-b [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ranella pulchella Forbes, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476832 on 2026-01-18
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Nomenclature

original description Forbes, E. (1852). On the Mollusca collected by Mr MacGillivray during the voyage of the Rattlesnake. <em>In: MacGillivray J. (ed.). Narrative of the voyage of the H.M.S. Rattlesnake, commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley, during the years 1846-1850, volume 2 . London: T. & W. Boone. 395 pp.</em> Pp. 360-386, pls 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38053940
page(s): 382-383, pl. 3 fig. 6a-b [details]