MolluscaBase name details
Engina sinensis Melvill, 1895
1446267 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1446267)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. (1895). Descriptions of four new species of <i>Engina</i> and a new species of <i>Defrancia</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 1: 226-228, pl. 14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15167533
page(s): 227, pl. 14, fig. 14 [details]
page(s): 227, pl. 14, fig. 14 [details]
Note 'China Seas'
Type locality 'China Seas' [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Engina sinensis Melvill, 1895. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1446267 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Melvill, J. C. (1895). Descriptions of four new species of <i>Engina</i> and a new species of <i>Defrancia</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 1: 226-228, pl. 14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15167533
page(s): 227, pl. 14, fig. 14 [details]
source of synonymy Cernohorsky, W. O. (1975). Supplementary notes on the taxonomy of buccinid species of the subfamily Pisaniinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 12: 175-211., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/42906227, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62487037
page(s): 186 [details]
page(s): 227, pl. 14, fig. 14 [details]
source of synonymy Cernohorsky, W. O. (1975). Supplementary notes on the taxonomy of buccinid species of the subfamily Pisaniinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 12: 175-211., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/42906227, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62487037
page(s): 186 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality 'China Seas' [details]
