African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Bolma tayloriana (E. A. Smith, 1880)

AfReMaS taxon details

Bolma tayloriana (E. A. Smith, 1880)

AphiaID

555230 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:555230)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Bolma Risso, 1826

Original name

Turbo (Pomaulax) taylorianus E. A. Smith, 1880

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of ) Smith, E. A. (1880). Descriptions of twelve new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1880:478-485, pl. 48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522666
page(s): 483-484, pl. 48, fig. 9. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bolma tayloriana (E. A. Smith, 1880). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=555230 on 2026-09-01

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Bolma tayloriana (E. A. Smith, 1880). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=555230 on 2026-09-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-12-12 18:06:47Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2012-07-01 13:34:45Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

2021-10-06 10:10:17Z

changed

Herbert, David

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original description (of ) Smith, E. A. (1880). Descriptions of twelve new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1880:478-485, pl. 48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522666
page(s): 483-484, pl. 48, fig. 9. [details]

basis of record Beu, A. G.; Ponder, W. F. (1979). A revision of the species of Bolma Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Turbinidae). Records of the Australian Museum. 32(1): 1-68., available online at https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17534/201_complete.pdf [details]

additional source Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) The family Turbinidae. Subfamilies Turbininae Rafinesque, 1815 and Prisogasterinae Hickman & McLean, 1990. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. pp. 1-82, pls 104-245. [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

additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 48 [details]

additional source 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): 14 [details]

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): 28 [details]