WoRMS taxon details
Philbertia japonica (Melvill, 1895)
434607 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:434607)
accepted
Species
Philbertia Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Raphitoma Bellardi, 1847
Defrancia japonica Melvill, 1895 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Defrancia japonica Melvill, 1895) 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 [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Philbertia japonica (Melvill, 1895). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434607 on 2025-10-10
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Nomenclature
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(of Defrancia japonica Melvill, 1895) 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
