WoRMS taxon details
Vaughtia fenestrata (A. Gould, 1860)
404069 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:404069)
accepted
Species
Cominella fuscopicta W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted
Cominella puncturata G. B. Sowerby III, 1886 · unaccepted
Cominella puncturata var. bipartita W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Fusus gracilis F. C. L. Koch, 1845 · unaccepted
Ocenebra fenestrata (A. Gould, 1860) · unaccepted
Peristernia fenestrata A. Gould, 1860 · unaccepted (original combination)
Tritonalia puncturata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1886) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Peristernia fenestrata A. Gould, 1860) Gould, A. A. (1860). Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 323-336 [September 1860], 337-340 [October 1860], 382-384 [December 1860]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249883
page(s): 327. [details]
page(s): 327. [details]
Type locality contained in Simon's Bay
type locality contained in Simon's Bay [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vaughtia fenestrata (A. Gould, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404069 on 2025-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Peristernia fenestrata A. Gould, 1860) Gould, A. A. (1860). Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 323-336 [September 1860], 337-340 [October 1860], 382-384 [December 1860]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249883
page(s): 327. [details]
original description (of Cominella puncturata G. B. Sowerby III, 1886) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1886). Marine shells of South Africa collected at Port Elizabeth, with descriptions of some new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 5(1): 1-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31653685 [details]
original description (of Cominella puncturata var. bipartita W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 53, pl. 12, sp. 394. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Fusus gracilis F. C. L. Koch, 1845) Philippi, R. A. (1845-1847). <i>Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien. Zweiter Band. 2</i>. Cassel: Fischer. 1-231, pls. 1-48. (publ. dates: (1): 1-32 [Sep 1845]; (2): 33-63 [Oct 1845]; (3): 65-87 [Feb 1846]; (4): 89-121 [Aug 1846]; (5): 123-152 [Oct 1846]; (6): 153-182 [Feb 1847]; (7): 183-212 [Mar 1847]; (8): 213-231 [Apr 1847]). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11073321 [details]
original description (of Cominella fuscopicta W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 53, pl. 12, sp. 395. [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Houart, R. (1995). <i>Pterymarchia</i> n. gen. and <i>Vaughtia</i> n. gen., two new muricid genera (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae and Ocenebrinae). <em>Apex.</em> 10 (4): 127-136., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42257087 [details]
page(s): 327. [details]
original description (of Cominella puncturata G. B. Sowerby III, 1886) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1886). Marine shells of South Africa collected at Port Elizabeth, with descriptions of some new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 5(1): 1-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31653685 [details]
original description (of Cominella puncturata var. bipartita W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 53, pl. 12, sp. 394. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Fusus gracilis F. C. L. Koch, 1845) Philippi, R. A. (1845-1847). <i>Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien. Zweiter Band. 2</i>. Cassel: Fischer. 1-231, pls. 1-48. (publ. dates: (1): 1-32 [Sep 1845]; (2): 33-63 [Oct 1845]; (3): 65-87 [Feb 1846]; (4): 89-121 [Aug 1846]; (5): 123-152 [Oct 1846]; (6): 153-182 [Feb 1847]; (7): 183-212 [Mar 1847]; (8): 213-231 [Apr 1847]). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11073321 [details]
original description (of Cominella fuscopicta W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 53, pl. 12, sp. 395. [details] Available for editors
[request]new combination reference Houart, R. (1995). <i>Pterymarchia</i> n. gen. and <i>Vaughtia</i> n. gen., two new muricid genera (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae and Ocenebrinae). <em>Apex.</em> 10 (4): 127-136., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42257087 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Lussi M. (2012) Description of three new species of <i>Vaughtia</i> from off the Eastern Cape, South Africa with a revision of the genus (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricidae) from Southern Madagascar. <i>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale</i> 76: 5-13. [July 2012] [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): 88 [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): 88 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | fenestrate oyster-drill [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cominella fuscopicta W. H. Turton, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Peristernia fenestrata A. Gould, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cominella puncturata G. B. Sowerby III, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (98 publications) (from synonym Fusus gracilis F. C. L. Koch, 1845)
To Conchology (Vaughtia fenestrata)
To Malacopics (Vaughtia fenestrata (A. Gould, 186) South Africa, Eastern Cape, St. Francis Bay, Je...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Ocenebra fenestrata (A. Gould, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cominella fuscopicta W. H. Turton, 1932)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Peristernia fenestrata A. Gould, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cominella puncturata G. B. Sowerby III, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (98 publications) (from synonym Fusus gracilis F. C. L. Koch, 1845)
To Conchology (Vaughtia fenestrata)
To Malacopics (Vaughtia fenestrata (A. Gould, 186) South Africa, Eastern Cape, St. Francis Bay, Je...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Ocenebra fenestrata (A. Gould, 1860))
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