MolluscaBase taxon details
Turbonilla abercrombiei Melvill, 1896
588571 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:588571)
accepted
Species
Chemnitzia abercrombiei (Melvill, 1896) · unaccepted
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. (1896). Descriptions of new species of minute marine shells from Bombay. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 2: 108-116, pl. 8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15036515
page(s): 114, pl. 8, fig. 7. [details]
page(s): 114, pl. 8, fig. 7. [details]
Type locality contained in Bombay
type locality contained in Bombay [details]
Etymology Named for the British malacologist, Alexander Abercrombie (1849-1926).
Etymology Named for the British malacologist, Alexander Abercrombie (1849-1926). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turbonilla abercrombiei Melvill, 1896. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588571 on 2025-09-11
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Melvill, J. C. (1896). Descriptions of new species of minute marine shells from Bombay. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 2: 108-116, pl. 8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15036515
page(s): 114, pl. 8, fig. 7. [details]
additional source Melvill, J. C. (1898). Descriptions of new species of marine shells from Bombay. <em>Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.</em> 11(3): 506-514, 1 pl. (28 February)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30157259
page(s): 512, fig. 7 [details]
additional source Melvill, J. C. (1910). A revision of the species of the family Pyramidellidae occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and North Arabian Sea, as exemplified mostly in the collections made by Mr. F.W. Townsend (1893-1900), with descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 9: 171-207, pls 4-6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30825003
page(s): 182 [details]
page(s): 114, pl. 8, fig. 7. [details]
additional source Melvill, J. C. (1898). Descriptions of new species of marine shells from Bombay. <em>Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.</em> 11(3): 506-514, 1 pl. (28 February)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30157259
page(s): 512, fig. 7 [details]
additional source Melvill, J. C. (1910). A revision of the species of the family Pyramidellidae occurring in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and North Arabian Sea, as exemplified mostly in the collections made by Mr. F.W. Townsend (1893-1900), with descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 9: 171-207, pls 4-6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30825003
page(s): 182 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the British malacologist, Alexander Abercrombie (1849-1926). [details]
