MolluscaBase - Blasicrura pellucens pellucens (Melvill, 1888)

MolluscaBase name details

Blasicrura pellucens pellucens (Melvill, 1888)

AphiaID

527619 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:527619)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Talostolida pellucens pellucens (Melvill, 1888)

Rank

Subspecies

Parent

Blasicrura pellucens (Melvill, 1888) accepted as Talostolida pellucens (Melvill, 1888)

Original name

Cypraea tabescens var. pellucens Melvill, 1888

Environment

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

Original description

(of Cypraea tabescens var. pellucens Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus Cypraea (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 218 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Blasicrura pellucens pellucens (Melvill, 1888). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527619 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-09-30 13:42:21Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

2012-10-10 20:09:20Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

2022-10-22 19:13:12Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2023-05-09 08:27:54Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description (of Cypraea tabescens var. pellucens Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus Cypraea (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 218 [details]