WoRMS taxon details
Turrancilla glans (E. A. Smith, 1899)
746609 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:746609)
accepted
Species
Ancilla glans E. A. Smith, 1899 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ancilla glans E. A. Smith, 1899) Smith, E. A. (1899). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer 'Investigator,' Commander T. H. Heming, R.N. — Series III., No. 1. On Mollusca from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 7, 4 (22): 237-251., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19208976
page(s): 246 [details]
page(s): 246 [details]
Type locality contained in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
type locality contained in Andaman and Nicobar Islands [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Taxonomy On the apertural view of the holotype on the web-site of Zoological Survey of India the shell is mirrored thus appearing...
Taxonomy On the apertural view of the holotype on the web-site of Zoological Survey of India the shell is mirrored thus appearing sinistral. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turrancilla glans (E. A. Smith, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746609 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ancilla glans E. A. Smith, 1899) Smith, E. A. (1899). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer 'Investigator,' Commander T. H. Heming, R.N. — Series III., No. 1. On Mollusca from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 7, 4 (22): 237-251., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19208976
page(s): 246 [details]
basis of record Voskuil, R. et al. 2011. Olividae and Olivellidae - the electronic catalogue of olivid diversity, http://olivirv.lifedesks.org. [details]
page(s): 246 [details]
basis of record Voskuil, R. et al. 2011. Olividae and Olivellidae - the electronic catalogue of olivid diversity, http://olivirv.lifedesks.org. [details]





From editor or global species database
Taxonomy On the apertural view of the holotype on the web-site of Zoological Survey of India the shell is mirrored thus appearing sinistral. [details]