MolluscaBase taxon details
Oscilla mirabilis (Preston, 1905)
738852 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:738852)
accepted
Species
Pyramidella (Oscilla) mirabilis Preston, 1905 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Pyramidella (Oscilla) mirabilis Preston, 1905) Preston, H. B. (1905). Descriptions of new species of marine shells from Ceylon. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 12(1): 1-8, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27793623
page(s): 6, pl. 2, fig. 25 [details]
page(s): 6, pl. 2, fig. 25 [details]
Type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Oscilla mirabilis (Preston, 1905). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=738852 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Pyramidella (Oscilla) mirabilis Preston, 1905) Preston, H. B. (1905). Descriptions of new species of marine shells from Ceylon. <em>Journal of Malacology.</em> 12(1): 1-8, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27793623
page(s): 6, pl. 2, fig. 25 [details]
basis of record 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): 194 [details]
page(s): 6, pl. 2, fig. 25 [details]
basis of record 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): 194 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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