WoRMS taxon details
Marginella lutea G. B. Sowerby III, 1889
473872 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:473872)
accepted
Species
Marginella (Piperamarginella) lutea G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 · alternative representation
Marginella piperata var. lutea G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 · unaccepted (original rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Marginella piperata var. lutea 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]
page(s): 8 [details]
Type locality contained in Port Elizaberth (Harbour)
type locality contained in Port Elizaberth (Harbour) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Marginella lutea G. B. Sowerby III, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=473872 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Marginella piperata var. lutea 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]
basis of record 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): 175. [details]
page(s): 8 [details]
basis of record 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): 175. [details]
Other
additional source
Aiken, R. (2019). Description of ten new species of Marginellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from eastern seaboard of South Africa, with comparatives of species in certain groups. <em>Visaya.</em> 5(3): 5-32.
page(s): 17, pl. 13 figs 2a-e [details] Available for editors
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additional source Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
subsequent type designation Veldsman, S. G. (2022). Revision of the subgenus <i>Piperamarginella</i> S.G. Veldsman, 2017 (Marginellidae: <i>Marginella</i>) – “<i>lutea-piperata</i> complex”, from the East Coast Province, South Africa. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 117: 24-35.
page(s): 24, textfig. 3; note: neotype designation [details]
page(s): 17, pl. 13 figs 2a-e [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
subsequent type designation Veldsman, S. G. (2022). Revision of the subgenus <i>Piperamarginella</i> S.G. Veldsman, 2017 (Marginellidae: <i>Marginella</i>) – “<i>lutea-piperata</i> complex”, from the East Coast Province, South Africa. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 117: 24-35.
page(s): 24, textfig. 3; note: neotype designation [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
