MolluscaBase taxon details
Ptychoris purpuriformis (Forbes, 1846) †
1831930 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1831930)
accepted
Species
Voluta purpuriformis Forbes, 1846 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Voluta purpuriformis Forbes, 1846 †) Forbes, E. (1846). Report on the fossil Invertebrata from southern India, collected by Mr. Kaye and Mr. Cunliffe. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2.</em> 7(3): 97-174, pls 7-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36198226#page/111/mode/1up
page(s): 130-131, pl. 12, fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 130-131, pl. 12, fig. 2 [details]
Type locality contained in Pondicherry
type locality contained in Pondicherry [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ptychoris purpuriformis (Forbes, 1846) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1831930 on 2025-09-10
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(of Voluta purpuriformis Forbes, 1846 †) Forbes, E. (1846). Report on the fossil Invertebrata from southern India, collected by Mr. Kaye and Mr. Cunliffe. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2.</em> 7(3): 97-174, pls 7-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36198226#page/111/mode/1up
page(s): 130-131, pl. 12, fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Greco, B. (1916). Fauna cretacea dell'Egitto raccolta dal Figari Bey. Parte seconda: Pisces, Cephalopoda (addenda) e Gastropoda. <em>Palaeontographica Italica.</em> 22: 103-169, pls. 15-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33084143
page(s): 140 [details]
page(s): 130-131, pl. 12, fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Greco, B. (1916). Fauna cretacea dell'Egitto raccolta dal Figari Bey. Parte seconda: Pisces, Cephalopoda (addenda) e Gastropoda. <em>Palaeontographica Italica.</em> 22: 103-169, pls. 15-19., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33084143
page(s): 140 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
