WoRMS name details
Tellina ponsonbyi G. B. Sowerby III, 1890
605425 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:605425)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. III. (1890). Further notes on marine shells of South Africa, with descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(4): 147-159, pl. 3. [17 January 1890]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31566913
page(s): 155, pl. 3, fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 155, pl. 3, fig. 1 [details]
Note Designated Port Alfred
Type locality Designated Port Alfred [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Tellina ponsonbyi G. B. Sowerby III, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605425 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby, G. B. III. (1890). Further notes on marine shells of South Africa, with descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 6(4): 147-159, pl. 3. [17 January 1890]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31566913
page(s): 155, pl. 3, fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 187 [details]
page(s): 155, pl. 3, fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 187 [details]
Other
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): 230 [details]
additional source Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
page(s): 230 [details]
additional source Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Designated Port Alfred [details]
