WoRMS taxon details
Metzgeria holcophorus (Barnard, 1959)
576686 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:576686)
accepted
Species
Fasciolaria holcophorus Barnard, 1959 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Fasciolaria holcophorus Barnard, 1959) Barnard, K. H. (1959). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part. II. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Rhachiglossa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 45: 1-237., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40866077
page(s): 98,fig. 21. [details]
page(s): 98,fig. 21. [details]
Type locality contained in Mossel bay
type locality contained in Mossel bay [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Metzgeria holcophorus (Barnard, 1959). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=576686 on 2025-07-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Fasciolaria holcophorus Barnard, 1959) Barnard, K. H. (1959). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part. II. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Rhachiglossa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 45: 1-237., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40866077
page(s): 98,fig. 21. [details]
page(s): 98,fig. 21. [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Ptychatractidae. Pp. 311-313, 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
