MolluscaBase name details
Cerithiopsis sykesii Melvill, 1896
591416 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:591416)
uncertain > unassessed (use in recent literature not established by editor)
Species
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): 109, pl. 8, fig. 8 [details]
page(s): 109, pl. 8, fig. 8 [details]
Type locality contained in Bombay
type locality contained in Bombay [details]
Etymology Named for the British malacologist, Ernest Ruthven Sykes (1867-1954).
Etymology Named for the British malacologist, Ernest Ruthven Sykes (1867-1954). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cerithiopsis sykesii Melvill, 1896. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591416 on 2025-09-10
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original description
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): 109, pl. 8, fig. 8 [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): 507, fig. 8 [details]
page(s): 109, pl. 8, fig. 8 [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): 507, fig. 8 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the British malacologist, Ernest Ruthven Sykes (1867-1954). [details]
