MolluscaBase - Pleurotoma alternans E. A. Smith, 1882

MolluscaBase name details

Pleurotoma alternans E. A. Smith, 1882

AphiaID

596310 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:596310)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (original combination)

Accepted name

Pseudodaphnella alternans (E. A. Smith, 1882)

Rank

Species

Parent

Pleurotoma Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Turris Batsch, 1789

Original name

Pleurotoma (Defrancia) alternans E. A. Smith, 1882

Environment

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

Original description

(of Pleurotoma (Defrancia) alternans E. A. Smith, 1882) Smith, E. A. (1882). Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 5, 10: 296-306., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51244320
page(s): 298. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleurotoma alternans E. A. Smith, 1882. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596310 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-03-05 17:34:33Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2021-02-05 10:12:49Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Pleurotoma (Defrancia) alternans E. A. Smith, 1882) Smith, E. A. (1882). Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 5, 10: 296-306., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51244320
page(s): 298. [details]