MolluscaBase taxon details
Peristernia cremnochione Melvill, 1891
447174 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:447174)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. (1891). Historical account of the genus <i>Latirus</i> with descriptions of 11 new species and a catalogue of <i>Latirus</i> and <i>Peristernia</i>. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosopical Society.</em> (4) 4: 365-411, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35486697
page(s): 397, pl. 2, fig. 9. [details]
page(s): 397, pl. 2, fig. 9. [details]
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original description
Melvill, J. C. (1891). Historical account of the genus <i>Latirus</i> with descriptions of 11 new species and a catalogue of <i>Latirus</i> and <i>Peristernia</i>. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosopical Society.</em> (4) 4: 365-411, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35486697
page(s): 397, pl. 2, fig. 9. [details]
original description (of Peristernia cremnochione var. photiformis Melvill, 1891) Melvill, J. C. (1891). Historical account of the genus <i>Latirus</i> with descriptions of 11 new species and a catalogue of <i>Latirus</i> and <i>Peristernia</i>. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosopical Society.</em> (4) 4: 365-411, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35486697
page(s): 397 [details]
basis of record Emerson, W. K. & Sage, W. E., III. (1990). A new species of <i>Latirus</i> from the Philippine Islands (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 104(1): 1-3, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501132
page(s): 1 [details]
page(s): 397, pl. 2, fig. 9. [details]
original description (of Peristernia cremnochione var. photiformis Melvill, 1891) Melvill, J. C. (1891). Historical account of the genus <i>Latirus</i> with descriptions of 11 new species and a catalogue of <i>Latirus</i> and <i>Peristernia</i>. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosopical Society.</em> (4) 4: 365-411, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35486697
page(s): 397 [details]
basis of record Emerson, W. K. & Sage, W. E., III. (1990). A new species of <i>Latirus</i> from the Philippine Islands (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 104(1): 1-3, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501132
page(s): 1 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
