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Alvania sculptilis (May, 1920)
578549 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:578549)
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Species
Merelina sculptilis May, 1920 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Merelina sculptilis May, 1920) May, W. L. (1920). New species of Tasmanian Mollusca, with critical remarks on several described species, and additions to the list. <em>Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania.</em> (1919): 55-69, pls 14-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10048832
page(s): 62, pl. 15 fig. 15 [details]
page(s): 62, pl. 15 fig. 15 [details]
Homonymy Alvania sculptilis (May, 1920) is a junior secondary homonym of Alvania sculptilis (Monterosato, 1877). However, the genus...
Homonymy Alvania sculptilis (May, 1920) is a junior secondary homonym of Alvania sculptilis (Monterosato, 1877). However, the genus Alvania as currently used has a very broad taxonomic extension, and these two species may very well end up in different genera when a robust phylogeny becomes available. For the time being, it is thus advisable to keep using the invalid name Alvania sculptilis (May, 1920) for the Australian species. [details]
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(of Merelina sculptilis May, 1920) May, W. L. (1920). New species of Tasmanian Mollusca, with critical remarks on several described species, and additions to the list. <em>Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania.</em> (1919): 55-69, pls 14-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10048832
page(s): 62, pl. 15 fig. 15 [details]
basis of record Criscione, F.; Ponder, W. F. (2011). A review of the Recent Australian species of Merelina Iredale, 1915 (Caenogastropoda: Rissoidae). <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 31(2): 65-84., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/mr.31.2.1 [details]
page(s): 62, pl. 15 fig. 15 [details]
basis of record Criscione, F.; Ponder, W. F. (2011). A review of the Recent Australian species of Merelina Iredale, 1915 (Caenogastropoda: Rissoidae). <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 31(2): 65-84., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/mr.31.2.1 [details]
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Homonymy Alvania sculptilis (May, 1920) is a junior secondary homonym of Alvania sculptilis (Monterosato, 1877). However, the genus Alvania as currently used has a very broad taxonomic extension, and these two species may very well end up in different genera when a robust phylogeny becomes available. For the time being, it is thus advisable to keep using the invalid name Alvania sculptilis (May, 1920) for the Australian species. [details]
