WoRMS taxon details
Rictaxis albus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1874)
590709 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:590709)
accepted
Species
Acteon albus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1874) · unaccepted
Pseudactaeon albus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1874) · unaccepted
Tornatella alba G. B. Sowerby III, 1874 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tornatella alba G. B. Sowerby III, 1874) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1874). Descriptions of twelve new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1873: 718–722, pl. 59. [April 1874]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28505009
page(s): 720, pl. 59 fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 720, pl. 59 fig. 6 [details]
Type locality contained in Port Elizabeth
type locality contained in Port Elizabeth [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Rictaxis albus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1874). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590709 on 2024-11-21
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original description
(of Tornatella alba G. B. Sowerby III, 1874) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1874). Descriptions of twelve new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1873: 718–722, pl. 59. [April 1874]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28505009
page(s): 720, pl. 59 fig. 6 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 129 [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California.
page(s): 39. [details]
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): 268. [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 54 [details]
page(s): 720, pl. 59 fig. 6 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 129 [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California.
page(s): 39. [details]
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): 268. [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 54 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Caramel bubble snail | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Tornatella alba G. B. Sowerby III, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acteon albus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1874))
To Malacopics (Rictaxis albus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1874) South Africa, Eastern Cape, Jeffreys Bay, ...
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acteon albus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1874))
To Malacopics (Rictaxis albus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1874) South Africa, Eastern Cape, Jeffreys Bay, ...
