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Protoma pulchra G. B. Sowerby III, 1905

746047  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:746047)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order)
  7. Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
  8. Turritellidae (Family)
  9. Protominae (Subfamily)
  10. Protoma (Genus)
  11. Protoma pulchra (Species)
 unaccepted (Synonym)
Species
marine
Sowerby, G. B. III. (1905). Descriptions of seven new species of marine Mollusca from the collection of the late Admiral Keppel. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 6(5): 279-282., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15176410
page(s): 281-282 [details] 
Holotype  NHMUK 1905.10.23.25, geounit Sierra Leone  
Holotype NHMUK 1905.10.23.25, geounit Sierra Leone [details]
, Type locality contained in Sierra Leonian Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Sierra Leonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
, Note 1 specimen, holotype, NHMUK 1905.10.23.25,...  
Type material 1 specimen, holotype, NHMUK 1905.10.23.25, shows the exact same characteristics as Turritella knysnaensis Krauss, 1848, which is considered synonymous with Turritella capensis Krauss, 1848. as the latter synonymy still requires further clarification, the present species has provisionally been added to the synonymy of knysnaensis rather than directly to capensis. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Protoma pulchra G. B. Sowerby III, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746047 on 2025-04-17
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2013-12-22 08:19:56Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2014-04-28 20:25:35Z
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Vos, Chris
2020-06-15 08:33:27Z
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Herbert, David

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Nomenclature

original description Sowerby, G. B. III. (1905). Descriptions of seven new species of marine Mollusca from the collection of the late Admiral Keppel. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 6(5): 279-282., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15176410
page(s): 281-282 [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype NHMUK 1905.10.23.25, geounit Sierra Leone [details]
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Type material 1 specimen, holotype, NHMUK 1905.10.23.25, shows the exact same characteristics as Turritella knysnaensis Krauss, 1848, which is considered synonymous with Turritella capensis Krauss, 1848. as the latter synonymy still requires further clarification, the present species has provisionally been added to the synonymy of knysnaensis rather than directly to capensis. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) 
To NHMUK Zoology collection database 

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