WoRMS taxon details
Tricolia fordiana (Pilsbry, 1888)
593900 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:593900)
accepted
Species
Phasianella elachista Melvill, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Phasianella fordiana Pilsbry, 1888 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Phasianella minima Melvill, 1896 · unaccepted > junior homonym (non Philippi, 1860)
marine
(of Phasianella fordiana Pilsbry, 1888) Tryon, G. W. & Pilsbry, H. A. (1888-1889). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>, ser. 1, vol. 10: Neritidae, Adeorbidae, Cyclostrematidae, Liotiidae, Phasianellidae, Turbinidae, Trochidae, Stomatiidae, Haliotidae, Pleurotomariidae. pp 1-323, pls 1-70. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-20, Mar. 16, 1888; pp. 65-144, pls 21-36, Jul. 1, 1888; pp. 145-160, pls 37-39, Oct. 1, 1888; pp. 161-208, [iii], pls 40-45, Oct. 1, 1888; pp. 209-323, pls 39a, 46-69, Jan. 3, 1889]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11034500
page(s): 1 (10): 173 [details]
page(s): 1 (10): 173 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Tricolia fordiana (Pilsbry, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=593900 on 2026-01-18
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Phasianella minima Melvill, 1896) Melvill, J. C. (1896). Descriptions of new species of minute marine shells from Bombay. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 2: 108-116, pl. 8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15036515
page(s): 115, pl. 8, fig. 11 [details]
original description (of Phasianella elachista Melvill, 1901) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1901). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Seas as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1900, with descriptions of new species. Part 1, Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1901 (2): 327-460., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888798
page(s): 351 [details]
original description (of Phasianella fordiana Pilsbry, 1888) Tryon, G. W. & Pilsbry, H. A. (1888-1889). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>, ser. 1, vol. 10: Neritidae, Adeorbidae, Cyclostrematidae, Liotiidae, Phasianellidae, Turbinidae, Trochidae, Stomatiidae, Haliotidae, Pleurotomariidae. pp 1-323, pls 1-70. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-20, Mar. 16, 1888; pp. 65-144, pls 21-36, Jul. 1, 1888; pp. 145-160, pls 37-39, Oct. 1, 1888; pp. 161-208, [iii], pls 40-45, Oct. 1, 1888; pp. 209-323, pls 39a, 46-69, Jan. 3, 1889]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11034500
page(s): 1 (10): 173 [details]
basis of record Robertson, R. 1985. Archaeogastropod biology and the systematics of the genus <i>Tricolia</i> (Trochacea: Tricoliidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. <i>Monographs of Marine Mollusca</i> 3: 1-103.
page(s): 42 [details]
page(s): 115, pl. 8, fig. 11 [details]
original description (of Phasianella elachista Melvill, 1901) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1901). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Seas as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1900, with descriptions of new species. Part 1, Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1901 (2): 327-460., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31888798
page(s): 351 [details]
original description (of Phasianella fordiana Pilsbry, 1888) Tryon, G. W. & Pilsbry, H. A. (1888-1889). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>, ser. 1, vol. 10: Neritidae, Adeorbidae, Cyclostrematidae, Liotiidae, Phasianellidae, Turbinidae, Trochidae, Stomatiidae, Haliotidae, Pleurotomariidae. pp 1-323, pls 1-70. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls 1-20, Mar. 16, 1888; pp. 65-144, pls 21-36, Jul. 1, 1888; pp. 145-160, pls 37-39, Oct. 1, 1888; pp. 161-208, [iii], pls 40-45, Oct. 1, 1888; pp. 209-323, pls 39a, 46-69, Jan. 3, 1889]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11034500
page(s): 1 (10): 173 [details]
basis of record Robertson, R. 1985. Archaeogastropod biology and the systematics of the genus <i>Tricolia</i> (Trochacea: Tricoliidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. <i>Monographs of Marine Mollusca</i> 3: 1-103.
page(s): 42 [details]
Other
additional source
Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) <i>Seashells of eastern Arabia.</i> Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp. [details]
additional source Dey, A. (2016). Catalogue of marine molluscs (Polyplacophora and Gastropoda). Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. pp. 1-687, pls 1-192.
page(s): 101 [details]
additional source Dey, A. (2016). Catalogue of marine molluscs (Polyplacophora and Gastropoda). Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. pp. 1-687, pls 1-192.
page(s): 101 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 37815)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Phasianella elachista Melvill, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Phasianella minima Melvill, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Malacopics (Tricolia fordiana (Pilsbry, 1888) )
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Phasianella elachista Melvill, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Phasianella minima Melvill, 1896)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Malacopics (Tricolia fordiana (Pilsbry, 1888) )
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