AfReMaS taxon details
Ervilia purpurea E. A. Smith, 1906
216458 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216458)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Smith, E. A. 1906. On South African marine Mollusca, with descriptions of new species. Annals of the Natal Government Museum 1:19-71, pls. 7-8.
page(s): 66, pl. 8 figs 10-11.; note: Name credited to Deshayes, but not described by him. [details]
page(s): 66, pl. 8 figs 10-11.; note: Name credited to Deshayes, but not described by him. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Ervilia purpurea E. A. Smith, 1906. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216458 on 2025-04-04
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Ervilia purpurea E. A. Smith, 1906. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216458 on 2025-04-04
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Smith, E. A. 1906. On South African marine Mollusca, with descriptions of new species. Annals of the Natal Government Museum 1:19-71, pls. 7-8.
page(s): 66, pl. 8 figs 10-11.; note: Name credited to Deshayes, but not described by him. [details]
basis of record Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Sowerby, G. B. III. (1904). Mollusca of South Africa (Pelecypoda). <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 4: 1-19, pls 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15957092
page(s): 15.; note: misidentification = Psammotellina capensis Sowerby, 1889, [details]
additional source Oliver, P. G. (1995). Bivalvia. pp. 194-281. In: Bosch D. T., Dance S. P., Moolenbeek R. G. & Oliver P. G. Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
page(s): 262, fig. 1174. [details]
status source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 703. [details]
page(s): 66, pl. 8 figs 10-11.; note: Name credited to Deshayes, but not described by him. [details]
basis of record Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Sowerby, G. B. III. (1904). Mollusca of South Africa (Pelecypoda). <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 4: 1-19, pls 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15957092
page(s): 15.; note: misidentification = Psammotellina capensis Sowerby, 1889, [details]
additional source Oliver, P. G. (1995). Bivalvia. pp. 194-281. In: Bosch D. T., Dance S. P., Moolenbeek R. G. & Oliver P. G. Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
page(s): 262, fig. 1174. [details]
status source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 703. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
