WoRMS taxon details
Amalda contusa (Reeve, 1864)
409991 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:409991)
accepted
Species
Ancilla contusa (Reeve, 1864) · unaccepted
Ancillaria contusa Reeve, 1864 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Ancillaria contusa Reeve, 1864) Reeve, L. A. (1864). Monograph of the genus <i>Ancillaria</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 15, pl. 1-12 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: pl. 1-12, November 1864]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972557
page(s): pl. 9, species no. 31 [details]
page(s): pl. 9, species no. 31 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Amalda contusa (Reeve, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=409991 on 2026-06-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ancillaria contusa Reeve, 1864) Reeve, L. A. (1864). Monograph of the genus <i>Ancillaria</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 15, pl. 1-12 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: pl. 1-12, November 1864]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972557
page(s): pl. 9, species no. 31 [details]
basis of record Kantor Y.I., Castelin M., Fedosov A. & Bouchet P. (2020). The Indo-Pacific <i>Amalda</i> (Neogastropoda, Olivoidea, Ancillariidae) revisited with molecular data, with special emphasis on New Caledonia. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 706: 1-59., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.706
page(s): 51, figs 19C–D, 20C–D [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 112 [details]
page(s): pl. 9, species no. 31 [details]
basis of record Kantor Y.I., Castelin M., Fedosov A. & Bouchet P. (2020). The Indo-Pacific <i>Amalda</i> (Neogastropoda, Olivoidea, Ancillariidae) revisited with molecular data, with special emphasis on New Caledonia. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 706: 1-59., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.706
page(s): 51, figs 19C–D, 20C–D [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 112 [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): 128. [details]
additional source Gratecap, D. 2012. Le genre Amalda en Afrique Australe. Xenophora 140: 19-29.
page(s): 27, 28. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 149. [details]
additional source Rosado, J. & Monteiro, A. (2023). The genus <i>Amalda</i> (Neogastropoda, Olivoidea, Ancillariidae) in the Mozambican coast, with the description of a new species. <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 38: 36-43.
page(s): textfig. 2: holotype illustrated; pl. 3 figs 1-2, pl. 5 fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 128. [details]
additional source Gratecap, D. 2012. Le genre Amalda en Afrique Australe. Xenophora 140: 19-29.
page(s): 27, 28. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 149. [details]
additional source Rosado, J. & Monteiro, A. (2023). The genus <i>Amalda</i> (Neogastropoda, Olivoidea, Ancillariidae) in the Mozambican coast, with the description of a new species. <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 38: 36-43.
page(s): textfig. 2: holotype illustrated; pl. 3 figs 1-2, pl. 5 fig. 7 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ancillaria contusa Reeve, 1864)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amalda contusa)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Ancillaria contusa Reeve, 1864)
To Malacopics (Amalda contusa (Reeve, 1864) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, off Durban Bluff,...
To NHMUK collection (Ancillaria contusa Reeve, 1864; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2391029) (from synonym Ancillaria contusa Reeve, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ancillaria contusa Reeve, 1864)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amalda contusa)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Ancillaria contusa Reeve, 1864)
To Malacopics (Amalda contusa (Reeve, 1864) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, off Durban Bluff,...
To NHMUK collection (Ancillaria contusa Reeve, 1864; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2391029) (from synonym Ancillaria contusa Reeve, 1864)
