WoRMS taxon details
Colubraria tenera (J. E. Gray, 1839)
527520 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:527520)
accepted
Species
Colubraria castanea Kuroda & T. Habe, 1952 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Colubraria fantomei Garrard, 1961 · unaccepted
Triton comptus G. B. Sowerby III, 1874 · unaccepted > junior homonym (non Triton comptus A. Adams, 1855;...)
non Triton comptus A. Adams, 1855; Colubraria castanea is a replacement name
Tritonium tenerum Gray, 1839 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Tritonium tenerum Gray, 1839) Gray, J. E. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1839). Molluscous animals and their shells. Pp. 103-155, pls 33-34 [pp. 103-142 by J. E. Gray, 143-155 by G. B. Sowerby I]. In: <i>The zoology of Capt. Beechey's voyage, compiled from the collections on notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's straits in his Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28.</i> London pp. XII + 186 + 44 pl. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48931613
page(s): 111. [details]
page(s): 111. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Colubraria tenera (J. E. Gray, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527520 on 2025-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Colubraria castanea Kuroda & T. Habe, 1952) Kuroda T. & Habe T. 1952. Check list and bibliography of the Recent marine Mollusca of Japan. Leo W. Stach, Tokyo. 210 pp
page(s): 48 [details]
original description (of Triton comptus G. B. Sowerby III, 1874) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1875). Descriptions of five new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1874: 598–600, pl. 72. (April 1875)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28502785
page(s): 598, pl. 72, figs. 5, 5a [details]
original description (of Colubraria fantomei Garrard, 1961) Garrard, T. A. (1961). Mollusca collected by M. V. Challenge off the east coast of Australia. <em>Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia.</em> 1(5): 3-38, 2 pls.
page(s): 25 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Tritonium tenerum Gray, 1839) Gray, J. E. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1839). Molluscous animals and their shells. Pp. 103-155, pls 33-34 [pp. 103-142 by J. E. Gray, 143-155 by G. B. Sowerby I]. In: <i>The zoology of Capt. Beechey's voyage, compiled from the collections on notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's straits in his Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28.</i> London pp. XII + 186 + 44 pl. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48931613
page(s): 111. [details]
page(s): 48 [details]
original description (of Triton comptus G. B. Sowerby III, 1874) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1875). Descriptions of five new species of shells. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1874: 598–600, pl. 72. (April 1875)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28502785
page(s): 598, pl. 72, figs. 5, 5a [details]
original description (of Colubraria fantomei Garrard, 1961) Garrard, T. A. (1961). Mollusca collected by M. V. Challenge off the east coast of Australia. <em>Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia.</em> 1(5): 3-38, 2 pls.
page(s): 25 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Tritonium tenerum Gray, 1839) Gray, J. E. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1839). Molluscous animals and their shells. Pp. 103-155, pls 33-34 [pp. 103-142 by J. E. Gray, 143-155 by G. B. Sowerby I]. In: <i>The zoology of Capt. Beechey's voyage, compiled from the collections on notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's straits in his Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28.</i> London pp. XII + 186 + 44 pl. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48931613
page(s): 111. [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Colubrariidae. Pp. 54-59, 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]
Other
additional source
Monsecour, D.; Dekker, H. (2014). A new species of <i>Colubraria</i> (Gastropoda: Colubrariidae) from the Red Sea. <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 53(2): 28-37. [17 May 2014]. [details] Available for editors [request]
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): 122. [details]
[request]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): 122. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Colubraria castanea Kuroda & T. Habe, 1952)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Colubraria fantomei Garrard, 1961)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Colubraria castanea Kuroda & T. Habe, 1952)
To Malacopics (Colubraria tenera (Gray, 1839))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Colubraria castanea Kuroda & T. Habe, 1952)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Colubraria fantomei Garrard, 1961)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Colubraria castanea Kuroda & T. Habe, 1952)
To Malacopics (Colubraria tenera (Gray, 1839))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Colubraria castanea Kuroda & T. Habe, 1952)
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