WoRMS name details
Melanella dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1899)
600699 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:600699)
unaccepted
Species
marine
(of Eulima dilecta E. A. Smith, 1899) Smith, E. A. (1899). Descriptions of new species of South African marine shells. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 9: 247-252, pl. 5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31787988
page(s): 250, pl. 5, fig. 9. [details]
page(s): 250, pl. 5, fig. 9. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanella dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=600699 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Eulima dilecta E. A. Smith, 1899) Smith, E. A. (1899). Descriptions of new species of South African marine shells. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 9: 247-252, pl. 5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31787988
page(s): 250, pl. 5, fig. 9. [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 56 [details]
page(s): 250, pl. 5, fig. 9. [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 56 [details]
Other
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): 42 [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
