WoRMS name details
Auricula catonis Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899
1258925 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1258925)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Auricula Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Ellobium Röding, 1798
Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1899). Further contribution towards a check-list of the non-marine molluscan fauna of South Africa, with descriptions of fourteen new species. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (7) 4 (21): 192-200, pl. 3. London. [31 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19208927
page(s): 199, pl. 3, fig. 13. [details]
page(s): 199, pl. 3, fig. 13. [details]
Type locality contained in Durban Bay
, Note 'Cato's Creek, Durban' [KwaZulu-Natal, South...
type locality contained in Durban Bay [details]
Type locality 'Cato's Creek, Durban' [KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Auricula catonis Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1258925 on 2025-04-08
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Nomenclature
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Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1899). Further contribution towards a check-list of the non-marine molluscan fauna of South Africa, with descriptions of fourteen new species. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (7) 4 (21): 192-200, pl. 3. London. [31 August]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19208927
page(s): 199, pl. 3, fig. 13. [details]
page(s): 199, pl. 3, fig. 13. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality 'Cato's Creek, Durban' [KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]. [details]
