MolluscaBase - Engina purpureocincta (Preston, 1909)

MolluscaBase name details

Engina purpureocincta (Preston, 1909)

AphiaID

408322 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:408322)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Oppomorus purpureocinctus (Preston, 1909)

Rank

Species

Parent

Engina J. E. Gray, 1839

Original name

Gorgina purpureocincta Preston, 1909

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Gorgina purpureocincta Preston, 1909) Preston, H. B. (1909). Description of new land and marine shells from Ceylon and S. India. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 3(2): 133-140; 3(3): pl. 22. Calcutta. [June and October, respectively]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11129993
page(s): 136, pl. 22, fig. 13; note: [figure legend cites Engina purpureocincta] [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Engina purpureocincta (Preston, 1909). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408322 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-07-03 16:36:43Z

created

Houart, Roland

2009-07-05 12:01:11Z

changed

Houart, Roland

2013-01-26 07:34:39Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2020-08-05 20:10:50Z

changed

Páll-Gergely, Barna

2024-03-29 12:40:46Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Gorgina purpureocincta Preston, 1909) Preston, H. B. (1909). Description of new land and marine shells from Ceylon and S. India. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 3(2): 133-140; 3(3): pl. 22. Calcutta. [June and October, respectively]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11129993
page(s): 136, pl. 22, fig. 13; note: [figure legend cites Engina purpureocincta] [details]