MolluscaBase - Voluta (Alcithoe) ponsonbyi E. A. Smith, 1901

WoRMS name details

Voluta (Alcithoe) ponsonbyi E. A. Smith, 1901

AphiaID

1439739 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1439739)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Festilyria ponsonbyi (E. A. Smith, 1901)

Rank

Species

Parent

Voluta (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Original name

Voluta (Alcithoe) ponsonbyi E. A. Smith, 1901

Environment

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

Original description

Smith, E. A. (1901). A list of the known forms of Volutidae from South Africa, with descriptions of two new species. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 4: 231–235., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15798191
page(s): 231 textfig. [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Durban

type locality contained in Durban [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Voluta (Alcithoe) ponsonbyi E. A. Smith, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1439739 on 2025-04-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-06-04 10:08:03Z

created

Herbert, David

2023-02-05 09:01:08Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)

Nomenclature

original description Smith, E. A. (1901). A list of the known forms of Volutidae from South Africa, with descriptions of two new species. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 4: 231–235., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15798191
page(s): 231 textfig. [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality