WoRMS name details
Pentadactylus ceylonicus Preston, 1909
408357 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:408357)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonym)
Species
Pentadactylus Mörch, 1852 accepted as Drupa Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Preston, H. B. (1909). Description of new land and marine shells from Ceylon and S. India. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 3(2): 133-140; 3(3): pl. 22. Calcutta. [June and October, respectively]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11129993
page(s): 137, pl. 22, fig. 22 [details]
page(s): 137, pl. 22, fig. 22 [details]
Type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pentadactylus ceylonicus Preston, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408357 on 2025-06-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Preston, H. B. (1909). Description of new land and marine shells from Ceylon and S. India. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 3(2): 133-140; 3(3): pl. 22. Calcutta. [June and October, respectively]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11129993
page(s): 137, pl. 22, fig. 22 [details]
page(s): 137, pl. 22, fig. 22 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Houart, R. (1995). The Ergalataxinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae) from the New Caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> ser. 4, 16 (A, 2-4): 245-297. [July 1995]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59176576 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
