MolluscaBase - Contradusta pulchella pericalles (Melvill & Standen, 1904)

WoRMS name details

Contradusta pulchella pericalles (Melvill & Standen, 1904)

AphiaID

709302 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:709302)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Ficadusta pulchella pericalles (Melvill & Standen, 1904)

Rank

Subspecies

Parent

Contradusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823) accepted as Ficadusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823)

Original name

Cypraea pulchella var. pericalles Melvill & Standen, 1904

Environment

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

Original description

(of Cypraea pulchella var. pericalles Melvill & Standen, 1904) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1904). The Cypraeidae of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, as exhibited in Mr. F.W. Townsend's collections, 1893-1904. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 11 (4): 117-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31651005
page(s): 121 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Contradusta pulchella pericalles (Melvill & Standen, 1904). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=709302 on 2025-04-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-10-26 15:39:43Z

created

Moretzsohn, Fabio

2012-10-30 20:04:46Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

2021-02-15 10:38:45Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2023-05-11 08:22:57Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Cypraea pulchella var. pericalles Melvill & Standen, 1904) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1904). The Cypraeidae of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, as exhibited in Mr. F.W. Townsend's collections, 1893-1904. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 11 (4): 117-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31651005
page(s): 121 [details]