WoRMS name details
Festilyria africana (Reeve, 1856)
582096 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:582096)
unaccepted
Species
Lyria africana (Reeve, 1856) · unaccepted
marine
(of Voluta africana Reeve, 1856) Reeve, L. A. (1856). Description of three new volutes from the collections of the Hon. Mrs. Cathcart and Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 24: 2-3, pl. 33 [16 June 1856]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860508 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Festilyria africana (Reeve, 1856). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=582096 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Voluta africana Reeve, 1856) Reeve, L. A. (1856). Description of three new volutes from the collections of the Hon. Mrs. Cathcart and Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 24: 2-3, pl. 33 [16 June 1856]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860508 [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): 166. [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): 166. [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Aiken R.P. (2010) Volutidae. Pp. 314-333, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
