WoRMS name details

Philippia layardi A. Adams, 1855

588219  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:588219)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. "Lower Heterobranchia" (Infraclass)
  7. Architectonicoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Architectonicidae (Family)
  9. Philippia (Genus)
  10. Philippia layardi (Species)
 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Adams, A. (1855). Description of twenty-seven new species of shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 311-317., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747738
page(s): 317. [details] 
Type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Philippia layardi A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588219 on 2025-08-24
Date
action
by
2011-11-18 15:51:37Z
created
Bieler, Rüdiger
2022-07-22 03:15:01Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce

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Nomenclature

original description Adams, A. (1855). Description of twenty-seven new species of shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 311-317., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747738
page(s): 317. [details] 

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Bieler, R. (1993). Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg. NF.</em> 30: 1-376.
page(s): 117. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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


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