African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Melanella dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1899)

AfReMaS name details

Melanella dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1899)

AphiaID

600699 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:600699)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Parvioris dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1899)

Rank

Species

Parent

Melanella Bowdich, 1822

Original name

Eulima dilecta E. A. Smith, 1899

Environment

marine

Original description

(of ) Smith, E. A. (1899). Descriptions of new species of South African marine shells. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 9: 247-252, pl. 5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31787988
page(s): 250, pl. 5, fig. 9. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melanella dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1899). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=600699 on 2026-09-06

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. Melanella dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1899). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=600699 on 2026-09-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-07-01 13:34:45Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

2013-01-11 20:39:27Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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Sources (3)
Documented distribution (0)

original description (of ) Smith, E. A. (1899). Descriptions of new species of South African marine shells. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 9: 247-252, pl. 5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31787988
page(s): 250, pl. 5, fig. 9. [details]

basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 56 [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): 42 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality