MolluscaBase taxon details
Ilanga laevissima (E. von Martens, 1881)
567651 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:567651)
accepted
Species
Machaeroplax laevissima (E von Martens, 1881) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Minolia congener G. B. Sowerby III, 1903 · unaccepted
Minolia laevissima (E. von Martens, 1881) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Monilea (Minolia) laevissima (E. von Martens, 1881) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Monilea laevissima (E. von Martens, 1881) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Solariella laevissima (E. von Martens, 1881) · unaccepted
Solariella nitens Thiele, 1925 · unaccepted
Trochus laevissimus E. von Martens, 1881 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Trochus laevissimus E. von Martens, 1881) Martens, E. von. (1881). Ueber mehrere neue Conchylien, theils aus Central-Asien, theils von S. M. Schiff Gazelle. Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. 1881: 63-67 [19 April]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8788933
page(s): 65 [details]
page(s): 65 [details]
Type locality contained in South African part of the South Atlantic Ocean
type locality contained in South African part of the South Atlantic Ocean (origin: native - non-endemic) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution South Africa, from Zululand to Atlantic Cape Province, 60–350 m, alive in 50–270 m.
Distribution South Africa, from Zululand to Atlantic Cape Province, 60–350 m, alive in 50–270 m. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ilanga laevissima (E. von Martens, 1881). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567651 on 2025-03-30
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original description
(of Solariella nitens Thiele, 1925) Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 48 [14], pl. 1 [13] fig. 16. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Trochus laevissimus E. von Martens, 1881) Martens, E. von. (1881). Ueber mehrere neue Conchylien, theils aus Central-Asien, theils von S. M. Schiff Gazelle. Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. 1881: 63-67 [19 April]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8788933
page(s): 65 [details]
original description (of Minolia (Machaeroplax) congener G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1903). Mollusca of South Africa. Marine Investigations in South Africa. 2(3): 213-232, pls 3-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6427920
page(s): 223, pl. 5 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Vilvens, C. & Williams, S. T. (2020). New species of Ilanga (Gastropoda: Trochoidea: Solariellidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa. 4732 (2): 201-257., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4732.2.1
page(s): 208, figs 4A-I [details]
additional source Williams S.T., Smith L.M., Herbert D.G., Marshall B.A., Warén A., Kiel S., Dyal P., Linse K., Vilvens C. & Kano Y. (2013) Cenozoic climate change and diversification on the continental shelf and slope: evolution of gastropod diversity in the family Solariellidae (Trochoidea). Ecology and Evolution 3(4): 887–917., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.513/pdf [details]
additional source Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). Zootaxa. 4049(1): 1-98., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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new combination reference Herbert D.G. (1987). Revision of the Solariellinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 25(2):283-382. [details]
page(s): 48 [14], pl. 1 [13] fig. 16. [details] Available for editors

original description (of Trochus laevissimus E. von Martens, 1881) Martens, E. von. (1881). Ueber mehrere neue Conchylien, theils aus Central-Asien, theils von S. M. Schiff Gazelle. Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. 1881: 63-67 [19 April]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8788933
page(s): 65 [details]
original description (of Minolia (Machaeroplax) congener G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1903). Mollusca of South Africa. Marine Investigations in South Africa. 2(3): 213-232, pls 3-5., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6427920
page(s): 223, pl. 5 fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Vilvens, C. & Williams, S. T. (2020). New species of Ilanga (Gastropoda: Trochoidea: Solariellidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa. 4732 (2): 201-257., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4732.2.1
page(s): 208, figs 4A-I [details]
additional source Williams S.T., Smith L.M., Herbert D.G., Marshall B.A., Warén A., Kiel S., Dyal P., Linse K., Vilvens C. & Kano Y. (2013) Cenozoic climate change and diversification on the continental shelf and slope: evolution of gastropod diversity in the family Solariellidae (Trochoidea). Ecology and Evolution 3(4): 887–917., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.513/pdf [details]
additional source Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). Zootaxa. 4049(1): 1-98., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4049.1.1 [details] Available for editors

new combination reference Herbert D.G. (1987). Revision of the Solariellinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 25(2):283-382. [details]




- Type locality
- type locality contained in South African part of the South Atlantic Ocean (origin: native - non-endemic) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
- From editor or global species database
- South Africa
- South Atlantic Ocean
From editor or global species database
Distribution South Africa, from Zululand to Atlantic Cape Province, 60–350 m, alive in 50–270 m. [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Solariella laevissima (E. von Martens, 1881))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ilanga laevissima)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Trochus laevissimus E. von Martens, 1881)
To Malacopics (Ilanga laevissima (E. von Martens, 1881) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, off D...
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Solariella laevissima (E. von Martens, 1881))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ilanga laevissima)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Trochus laevissimus E. von Martens, 1881)
To Malacopics (Ilanga laevissima (E. von Martens, 1881) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, off D...