WoRMS name details
Orania ornamentata Houart, 1995
408204 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:408204)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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
page(s): 270, figs 21, 42, 134-139 [details]
page(s): 270, figs 21, 42, 134-139 [details]
Type locality contained in Natal
type locality contained in Natal (origin: native - endemic) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Orania ornamentata Houart, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408204 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
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
page(s): 270, figs 21, 42, 134-139 [details]
page(s): 270, figs 21, 42, 134-139 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Other
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): 98. [details]
page(s): 98. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
