MolluscaBase - Ceratostoma (Pteropurpura) vespertilio Kira, 1959

MolluscaBase name details

Ceratostoma (Pteropurpura) vespertilio Kira, 1959

AphiaID

1586351 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1586351)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Timbellus vespertilio (Kira, 1959)

Rank

Species

Parent

Ceratostoma (Pteropurpura) Jousseaume, 1880 accepted as Pteropurpura Jousseaume, 1880

Original name

Ceratostoma (Pteropurpura) vespertilio Kira, 1959

Environment

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

Original description

Kira T. (1959). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i>. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ceratostoma (Pteropurpura) vespertilio Kira, 1959. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1586351 on 2025-07-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-06-06 20:17:26Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Kira T. (1959). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i>. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls. [details]