WoRMS taxon details
Amalda optima (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897)
410006 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:410006)
accepted
Species
Ancilla optima G. B. Sowerby III, 1897 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ancilla optima G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1897). <i>Appendix to marine shells of South Africa: a catalogue of all the known species with references to figures in various works, descriptions of new species, and figures of such as are new, little known, or hitherto unfigured</i>. London: G.B. Sowerby, 42 pp., 8 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13297112
page(s): 7, pl. 6, fig. 31. [details]
page(s): 7, pl. 6, fig. 31. [details]
Type locality contained in Durban
type locality contained in Durban [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Amalda optima (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=410006 on 2024-08-16
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(of Ancilla optima G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1897). <i>Appendix to marine shells of South Africa: a catalogue of all the known species with references to figures in various works, descriptions of new species, and figures of such as are new, little known, or hitherto unfigured</i>. London: G.B. Sowerby, 42 pp., 8 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13297112
page(s): 7, pl. 6, fig. 31. [details]
basis of record Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 150. [details]
basis of record Kantor Y.I., Castelin M., Fedosov A. & Bouchet P. (2020). The Indo-Pacific <i>Amalda</i> (Neogastropoda, Olivoidea, Ancillariidae) revisited with molecular data, with special emphasis on New Caledonia. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 706: 1-59., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.706
page(s): 52, fig. 19E [details]
additional source Gratecap, D. 2012. Le genre Amalda en Afrique Australe. Xenophora 140: 19-29.
page(s): 29. [details]
page(s): 7, pl. 6, fig. 31. [details]
basis of record Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 150. [details]
basis of record Kantor Y.I., Castelin M., Fedosov A. & Bouchet P. (2020). The Indo-Pacific <i>Amalda</i> (Neogastropoda, Olivoidea, Ancillariidae) revisited with molecular data, with special emphasis on New Caledonia. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 706: 1-59., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.706
page(s): 52, fig. 19E [details]
additional source Gratecap, D. 2012. Le genre Amalda en Afrique Australe. Xenophora 140: 19-29.
page(s): 29. [details]
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To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ancilla optima G. B. Sowerby III, 1897)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amalda optima)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Ancilla optima G. B. Sowerby III, 1897)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Amalda optima (G.B.Sowerby,1897) South Africa)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ancilla optima G. B. Sowerby III, 1897)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amalda optima)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Ancilla optima G. B. Sowerby III, 1897)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Amalda optima (G.B.Sowerby,1897) South Africa)