WoRMS taxon details
Drillia macleani J. K. Tucker, 1992
433606 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:433606)
accepted
Species
Drillia sinuosa J. H. McLean & Poorman, 1971 · unaccepted > junior homonym
marine
Tucker, J. K. (1992). <i>Drillia macleani</i>, new name for <i>Drillia sinuosa</i> McLean and Poorman, 1971 (Gastropoda: Turridae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 106(2): 76., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8271316
note: nom. nov. pro Drillia sinuosa McLean & Poorman, 1971, not Bellardi, 1877 [details]
note: nom. nov. pro Drillia sinuosa McLean & Poorman, 1971, not Bellardi, 1877 [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, James Hamilton McLean (1936-2013).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, James Hamilton McLean (1936-2013). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Drillia macleani J. K. Tucker, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433606 on 2025-08-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Tucker, J. K. (1992). <i>Drillia macleani</i>, new name for <i>Drillia sinuosa</i> McLean and Poorman, 1971 (Gastropoda: Turridae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 106(2): 76., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8271316
note: nom. nov. pro Drillia sinuosa McLean & Poorman, 1971, not Bellardi, 1877 [details]
original description (of Drillia sinuosa J. H. McLean & Poorman, 1971) McLean, J. H. & Poorman, R. (1971). New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae. <em>The Veliger.</em> 14(1): 89-113, figs. 1-53., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42413211 [details]
note: nom. nov. pro Drillia sinuosa McLean & Poorman, 1971, not Bellardi, 1877 [details]
original description (of Drillia sinuosa J. H. McLean & Poorman, 1971) McLean, J. H. & Poorman, R. (1971). New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae. <em>The Veliger.</em> 14(1): 89-113, figs. 1-53., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42413211 [details]
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Etymology Named for the American malacologist, James Hamilton McLean (1936-2013). [details]