WoRMS name details
Surcula macilenta Melvill, 1923
436008 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:436008)
unaccepted (secondary homonym of Murex macilentus Solander; Turris (Surcula) macella is a replacement name)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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]
page(s): 168, pl. 5, fig. 13 [details]
Type locality contained in South African Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in South African Exclusive Economic Zone (inaccurate) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Surcula macilenta Melvill, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=436008 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
page(s): 168, pl. 5, fig. 13 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
