WoRMS taxon details
Oscilla faceta Melvill, 1904
738850 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:738850)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, 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): 82, pl. 8, fig. 10. [details]
page(s): 82, pl. 8, fig. 10. [details]
Type locality contained in Gulf of Oman
type locality contained in Gulf of Oman [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Oscilla faceta Melvill, 1904. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=738850 on 2025-04-06
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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): 82, pl. 8, fig. 10. [details]
basis of record Melvill, J. C. (1910). A revision of the species of the family Pyramidellidae occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and North Arabian Sea, as exemplified mostly in the collections made by Mr. F.W. Townsend (1893-1900), with descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 9: 171-207, pls 4-6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30825003
page(s): 194 [details]
page(s): 82, pl. 8, fig. 10. [details]
basis of record Melvill, J. C. (1910). A revision of the species of the family Pyramidellidae occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and North Arabian Sea, as exemplified mostly in the collections made by Mr. F.W. Townsend (1893-1900), with descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 9: 171-207, pls 4-6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30825003
page(s): 194 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
