WoRMS name details
Callipara (Simililyria) Bail & Poppe, 2001
382270 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382270)
unaccepted > superseded rank
Subgenus
- Species Callipara (Simililyria) aikeni J. H. Veldsman, 2012 accepted as Simililyria aikeni (J. H. Veldsman, 2012) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Callipara (Simililyria) queketti (E. A. Smith, 1901) accepted as Simililyria queketti (E. A. Smith, 1901)
- Species Callipara (Simililyria) veldsmani J. H. Veldsman, 2012 accepted as Simililyria veldsmani (J. H. Veldsman, 2012)
- Species Callipara (Simililyria) zululandensis J. H. Veldsman, 2012 accepted as Simililyria zululandensis (J. H. Veldsman, 2012)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Callipara (Simililyria) Bail & Poppe, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382270 on 2026-07-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Bail, P. & Poppe, G. T. (2001). <i>A conchological iconography: A taxonomic introduction of the Recent Volutidae</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 30 pp., 5 pls.
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basis of record Bail, P. & Poppe, G. T. (2001). <i>A conchological iconography: A taxonomic introduction of the Recent Volutidae</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 30 pp., 5 pls. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 11 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Bail, P. & Poppe, G. T. (2001). <i>A conchological iconography: A taxonomic introduction of the Recent Volutidae</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 30 pp., 5 pls. [details] Available for editors
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Diagnosis Shells small for the genus, with a very small protoconch. Shoulder well defined, with smooth knobs, gradually disappearing towards the aperture. Columellar with numberous plicae gradually losing their strength towards the upper part of the aperture. Spiral pattern present on the lower part of the body whorl. Black stitches on the palatal side of the aperture are absent. Suture well marked to deep, not channeled. [details]
