WoRMS taxon details
Fissidentalium salpinx (Tomlin, 1931)
344214 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:344214)
accepted
Species
Dentalium (Fissidentalium) salpinx Tomiln, 1931 · alternative representation (basionym)
Dentalium salpinx Tomlin, 1931 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dentalium (Fissidentalium) salpinx Tomiln, 1931) Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1931). Reports on the marine Mollusca in the collections of the South African Museum. V. The Scaphopoda. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 29(2): 337-340.
page(s): 338, textfig. [details]
page(s): 338, textfig. [details]
Type locality contained in Cape Point
type locality contained in Cape Point [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Fissidentalium salpinx (Tomlin, 1931). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344214 on 2026-01-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dentalium (Fissidentalium) salpinx Tomiln, 1931) Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1931). Reports on the marine Mollusca in the collections of the South African Museum. V. The Scaphopoda. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 29(2): 337-340.
page(s): 338, textfig. [details]
page(s): 338, textfig. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Steiner, G.; Kabat, A. R. (2004). Catalog of species-group names of Recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 26 (4): 549-726., available online at https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/zoosystema/26/4/catalogue-des-noms-du-groupe-espece-de-scaphopodes-mollusca-recents-et-fossiles
page(s): 640. [details]
page(s): 640. [details]
Other
additional source
Branch, G.M., Griffiths, C.L., Branch, M.L. & Beckley, L.E. (2010). Two Oceans. A guide to the marine life of southern Africa. Revised edition. David Philip: Cape Town.
page(s): 144. [details]
page(s): 144. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat bathyal [details]
To GB Mollusca Types (Dentalium (Fissidentalium) salpinx Tomlin, 1931; Paralectotype(s); NMW.1955.158.00758) (from synonym Dentalium (Fissidentalium) salpinx Tomiln, 1931)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
