WoRMS taxon details
Tornatina conspicua Preston, 1908
701716 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:701716)
accepted
Species
Acteocina conspicua (Preston, 1908) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Preston, H. B. (1908). Descriptions of new species of land, marine and freshwater shells from the Andaman Islands. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 2(2): 187-210, pls 14-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35163982
page(s): 187, pl. 14, fig. 21 [details]
page(s): 187, pl. 14, fig. 21 [details]
Type locality contained in Andaman Is.
type locality contained in Andaman Is. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Tornatina conspicua Preston, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=701716 on 2026-08-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Preston, H. B. (1908). Descriptions of new species of land, marine and freshwater shells from the Andaman Islands. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 2(2): 187-210, pls 14-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35163982
page(s): 187, pl. 14, fig. 21 [details]
basis of record Marcus, Ev. (1977). On the genus <i>Tornatina</i> and related forms. <em>The Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 43, Suppl. 2: 1-35., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a065388 [details]
page(s): 187, pl. 14, fig. 21 [details]
basis of record Marcus, Ev. (1977). On the genus <i>Tornatina</i> and related forms. <em>The Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 43, Suppl. 2: 1-35., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a065388 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
