WoRMS name details
Nucula (Acila) prestoni H. C. Ray, 1952
866340 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:866340)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ray, H. C. (1952). On some deep-sea Molluscs from the Indian Ocean, with descriptions of three new species (Bivalvia). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 49(2): 185-190, pl. 4., available online at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/049/02/0185-0190.pdf
page(s): 185-186, pl. 4, figs. 1-3 [details]
page(s): 185-186, pl. 4, figs. 1-3 [details]
Type locality contained in Indian Ocean
type locality contained in Indian Ocean (origin: native) [details]
Etymology Named for the British malacologist, Hugh Berthon Preston (1871-1945).
Etymology Named for the British malacologist, Hugh Berthon Preston (1871-1945). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nucula (Acila) prestoni H. C. Ray, 1952. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866340 on 2025-04-05
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Ray, H. C. (1952). On some deep-sea Molluscs from the Indian Ocean, with descriptions of three new species (Bivalvia). <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 49(2): 185-190, pl. 4., available online at http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/049/02/0185-0190.pdf
page(s): 185-186, pl. 4, figs. 1-3 [details]
basis of record Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297]. [details]
page(s): 185-186, pl. 4, figs. 1-3 [details]
basis of record Huber M. (2015). <i>Compendium of Bivalves 2. A Full-Color Guide to the Remaining Seven Families. A Systematic Listing of 8,500 Bivalve Species and 10,500 Synonyms.</i> ConchBooks, Harxheim, Germany,. 901 pp. + 1 CD-ROM (containing chapters 5 and 6.461) [Tellinidae by Huber, Langleit & Kreipl, pp. 167-297]. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the British malacologist, Hugh Berthon Preston (1871-1945). [details]
