WoRMS name details
Turritella illustris Melvill, 1904
703698 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:703698)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. (1904). Descriptions of twelve new species and one variety of marine Gastropoda from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1902–1904. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 11 (4): 79-85, pl. 8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16099633
page(s): 81, pl. 8, fig. 5. [details]
page(s): 81, pl. 8, fig. 5. [details]
Type locality contained in United Arab Emirates
type locality contained in United Arab Emirates [details]
Taxonomy 2 specimens, syntypes (including the figured syntype), NHMUK 1905.6.6.1-2. Measurements of the figured syntype 58,55 mm x...
Taxonomy 2 specimens, syntypes (including the figured syntype), NHMUK 1905.6.6.1-2. Measurements of the figured syntype 58,55 mm x 16,1 mm. These specimens appear to be adult specimens of the previously examined Turritella fultoni Melvill, 1897, which confirms their synonymy as proposed by Bosch, Dance, Moolenbeel & Oliver. Under high magnification, both type samples show a very fine longitudinal sculpture caused by thickened growth phase lips, which is highly unusual for Turritellidae. Similar sculpture has been observed in the type sample of Turritella ferruginea Reeve, 1849. As such, Turritella fultoni and its synonym Turritella illustris are here also set aside as "inquirendum", pending further research as to the generic positioning of these species. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turritella illustris Melvill, 1904. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=703698 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Melvill, J. C. (1904). Descriptions of twelve new species and one variety of marine Gastropoda from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Arabian Sea, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1902–1904. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 11 (4): 79-85, pl. 8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16099633
page(s): 81, pl. 8, fig. 5. [details]
page(s): 81, pl. 8, fig. 5. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
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]
Other
additional source
Trew, A. (1987) James Cosmo Melvill's New Molluscan Names. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, 1987. Pp. 1-84
page(s): 46. [details]
page(s): 46. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype NHMUK 1905.6.6.1-2, geounit Persian Gulf [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy 2 specimens, syntypes (including the figured syntype), NHMUK 1905.6.6.1-2. Measurements of the figured syntype 58,55 mm x 16,1 mm. These specimens appear to be adult specimens of the previously examined Turritella fultoni Melvill, 1897, which confirms their synonymy as proposed by Bosch, Dance, Moolenbeel & Oliver. Under high magnification, both type samples show a very fine longitudinal sculpture caused by thickened growth phase lips, which is highly unusual for Turritellidae. Similar sculpture has been observed in the type sample of Turritella ferruginea Reeve, 1849. As such, Turritella fultoni and its synonym Turritella illustris are here also set aside as "inquirendum", pending further research as to the generic positioning of these species. [details]
