WoRMS name details
Defrancia japonica Melvill, 1895
436674 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:436674)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Defrancia Millet, 1827 accepted as Pleurotomoides Bronn, 1831
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. (1895). Descriptions of four new species of <i>Engina</i> and a new species of <i>Defrancia</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 1: 226-228, pl. 14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15167533
page(s): 227, pl. 14, fig. 11 [details]
page(s): 227, pl. 14, fig. 11 [details]
Type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Defrancia japonica Melvill, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=436674 on 2024-04-24
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original description
Melvill, J. C. (1895). Descriptions of four new species of <i>Engina</i> and a new species of <i>Defrancia</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 1: 226-228, pl. 14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15167533
page(s): 227, pl. 14, fig. 11 [details]
page(s): 227, pl. 14, fig. 11 [details]