WoRMS name details
Rissoa elegans A. Adams, 1853
867346 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:867346)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
Alvania elegans (A. Adams, 1853) · unaccepted (Not an Alvania)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Adams, A. (1853). Descriptions of sixteen new species of <i>Rissoina</i>, a genus of marine gasteropodous mollusks, from the Cumingian collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1851) 19: 264-267., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680530
page(s): 267 [details]
page(s): 267 [details]
Type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nomenclature Name two times preoccupied. Replacement name or synonym known?
Nomenclature Name two times preoccupied. Replacement name or synonym known? [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Rissoa elegans A. Adams, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867346 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Adams, A. (1853). Descriptions of sixteen new species of <i>Rissoina</i>, a genus of marine gasteropodous mollusks, from the Cumingian collection. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1851) 19: 264-267., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680530
page(s): 267 [details]
page(s): 267 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Name two times preoccupied. Replacement name or synonym known? [details]
