WoRMS taxon details
Clavatula taxea (Röding, 1798)
215593 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215593)
accepted
Species
Clavatula rufanensis W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Clavatula taxus [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Clavatula taxus var. affinis W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Clionella taxea (Röding, 1798) · unaccepted
Murex taxus Dillwyn, 1817 · unaccepted
Pleurotoma taxus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Turris taxea Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Turris taxea Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
Type locality contained in False Bay (South Africa)
type locality contained in False Bay (South Africa) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Clavatula taxea (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215593 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Turris taxea Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Murex taxus Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899 [details]
original description (of Clavatula rufanensis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932]. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Clavatula taxus var. affinis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 18, pl. 3. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Pleurotoma taxus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1872). Monograph of the genus <i>Limnaea</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 18, pls 1-15 and unpaginated text. [pls. 2-6, Mar. 1872; 1, 7-15, Dec. 1872]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8209501
page(s): 58 [details]
basis of record Kilburn R.N. (1985). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 2. Subfamily Clavatulinae. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 26(2): 417-470. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 430 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Murex taxus Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899 [details]
original description (of Clavatula rufanensis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932]. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Clavatula taxus var. affinis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 18, pl. 3. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Pleurotoma taxus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1872). Monograph of the genus <i>Limnaea</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 18, pls 1-15 and unpaginated text. [pls. 2-6, Mar. 1872; 1, 7-15, Dec. 1872]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8209501
page(s): 58 [details]
basis of record Kilburn R.N. (1985). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 2. Subfamily Clavatulinae. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 26(2): 417-470. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 430 [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 150 [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 204. [details]
page(s): 150 [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 204. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clavatula taxea)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Turris taxea Röding, 1798)
To Malacopics (Clavatula taxea (Röding, 1798))
To Malacopics (Clavatula taxea (Röding, 1798))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clavatula taxea)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Turris taxea Röding, 1798)
To Malacopics (Clavatula taxea (Röding, 1798))
To Malacopics (Clavatula taxea (Röding, 1798))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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