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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda unnamed Scaliolidae 

Obtortio elongella Melvill, 1910

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Finella purpureoapicata Preston, 1905

Types

Primary Type: holotype Melvill, J.C. 1910. p.6, pl.1, fig.14
BM(NH) 1912.8.16.96 holotype Mekran Coast, off Charbar, Pakistan

Keywords

Original Epithet:  elongella
Original Text Name:  Obtortio elongella
Original Genus:  Obtortio
Status of Name: Synonym       Houbrick, R.S. 1980. p.22 

References

 Houbrick, R.S. 1980. p.22 Type locality
 Houbrick, R.S. 1980. p.22 Type information

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  unnamed
                    Cerithioidea
                      Scaliolidae
                        Finella A. Adams, 1860
                          Finella purpureoapicata Preston, 1905
                            Obtortio elongella Melvill, 1910

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=66521) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.