WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Amblychilepas nigrita (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)

AphiaID

410013 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:410013)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Amblychilepas Pilsbry, 1890

Original name

Fissurella nigrita G. B. Sowerby I, 1835

Synonymised names

Fissurella nigrita G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 · unaccepted (original combination)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Fissurella nigrita G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1834-1835). Fissurella. In: The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells. London, privately published. Parts 68-81, fig. 1-77. Catalogue and index, [1]-8 pp. [Parts 68-71, figs 1-27 (1834); Parts 72-81, figs 28-77 (1835)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915831
page(s): 75, fig. 47 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Amblychilepas nigrita (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=410013 on 2026-09-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-07-28 16:00:18Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2014-07-17 20:20:14Z

checked

Rosenberg, Gary

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Fissurella nigrita G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1834-1835). Fissurella. In: The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells. London, privately published. Parts 68-81, fig. 1-77. Catalogue and index, [1]-8 pp. [Parts 68-71, figs 1-27 (1834); Parts 72-81, figs 28-77 (1835)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11915831
page(s): 75, fig. 47 [details]

basis of record Grove, S. 2011. The Seashells of Tasmania: A Comprehensive Guide. Taroona, Australia: Taroona Publications. [vi], 81.
page(s): 28 [details]