WoRMS name details
Bursa kowiensis W. H. Turton, 1932
476648 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476648)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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): 108, pl. 24, sp. 782. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 108, pl. 24, sp. 782. [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Port Alfred
type locality contained in Port Alfred [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Bursa kowiensis W. H. Turton, 1932. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476648 on 2026-05-12
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 108, pl. 24, sp. 782. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 108, pl. 24, sp. 782. [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
status source
Sanders M.T., Merle D., Bouchet P., Castelin M., Beu A.G., Samadi S. & Puillandre N. (2017). One for each ocean: revision of the <i>Bursa granularis</i> (Röding, 1798) species complex (Gastropoda: Tonnoidea: Bursidae). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 83(4): 384-398., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyx029 [details]
Other
additional source
Barnard, K. H. (1963). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part III. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Taenioglossa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 47(1): 1-199., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40854388
page(s): 25; note: = Charonia pustulata (doubtful) [details]
page(s): 25; note: = Charonia pustulata (doubtful) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
