WoRMS taxon details
Agladrillia macella (Melvill, 1923)
432934 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:432934)
accepted
Species
Drillia macilenta (Melvill, 1923) · unaccepted (based on an invalid original name)
Surcula macilenta Melvill, 1923 · unaccepted (secondary homonym of Murex...)
secondary homonym of Murex macilentus Solander; Turris (Surcula) macella is a replacement name
Turris (Surcula) macella Melvill, 1923 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Turris macella Melvill, 1923 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Turris (Surcula) macella Melvill, 1923) Melvill, J. C. (1923). On Turris (Surcula) macella nom. nov. for T. macilenta Melv., nom. praeocc. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 15: 309., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30347318 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Agladrillia macella (Melvill, 1923). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432934 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Surcula macilenta Melvill, 1923) Melvill, J. C. (1923). Descriptions of twenty one species of Turridae (Pleurotomidae) from various localities in the collection of Mr. R. E. Sykes. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 15: 162-171., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30346746
page(s): 168, pl. 5, fig. 13 [details]
original description (of Turris (Surcula) macella Melvill, 1923) Melvill, J. C. (1923). On Turris (Surcula) macella nom. nov. for T. macilenta Melv., nom. praeocc. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 15: 309., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30347318 [details]
new combination reference Kilburn R.N. (1988). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drillinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 29(1): 167-320.
page(s): 171 [details]
page(s): 168, pl. 5, fig. 13 [details]
original description (of Turris (Surcula) macella Melvill, 1923) Melvill, J. C. (1923). On Turris (Surcula) macella nom. nov. for T. macilenta Melv., nom. praeocc. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 15: 309., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30347318 [details]
new combination reference Kilburn R.N. (1988). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 4. Subfamilies Drillinae, Crassispirinae and Strictispirinae. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 29(1): 167-320.
page(s): 171 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
