WoRMS taxon details
Marginella cosmia Bartsch, 1915
473847 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:473847)
accepted
Species
Marginella (Parvamarginella) cosmia Bartsch, 1915 · alternative representation
Marginella helena W. H. Turton, 1933 · unaccepted
Marginella piperata var. strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 · unaccepted > junior homonym (not Marginella strigata Kiener, 1834;...)
not Marginella strigata Kiener, 1834; Marginella piperata var. helena W. H. Turton, 1933 is a replacement name
Marginella strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 · unaccepted
marine
Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 37, pl. 21, fig. 2. [details]
page(s): 37, pl. 21, fig. 2. [details]
Type locality contained in Port Alfred
type locality contained in Port Alfred [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Marginella cosmia Bartsch, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=473847 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 37, pl. 21, fig. 2. [details]
original description (of Marginella piperata var. strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1889). Some further notes on marine shells collected at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with descriptions of some new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(1): 6-15, pl. 1. [9 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31566804
page(s): 8 [details]
original description (of Marginella helena W. H. Turton, 1933) Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 162 [196], pl. 22, fig. 5. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
page(s): 37, pl. 21, fig. 2. [details]
original description (of Marginella piperata var. strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1889). Some further notes on marine shells collected at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with descriptions of some new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(1): 6-15, pl. 1. [9 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31566804
page(s): 8 [details]
original description (of Marginella helena W. H. Turton, 1933) Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 162 [196], pl. 22, fig. 5. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Veldsman S.G., Aiken R. & Veldsman J.H. (2014). Description of two new species of <i>Marginella</i> Lamarck, 1799: <i>Marginella obliquum</i> and <i>Marginella arcanus</i> from the Eastern Cape, South Africa. <i>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale</i>. 83: 3-7. [details] Available for editors
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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): 138. [details]

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): 138. [details]





To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Marginella strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
To Malacopics (Marginella cosmia Bartsch, 1915 South Africa, Eastern Cape, East-London, Nahoon Ree...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Marginella strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Marginella strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Marginella strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
To Malacopics (Marginella cosmia Bartsch, 1915 South Africa, Eastern Cape, East-London, Nahoon Ree...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Marginella strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Marginella strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection