WoRMS taxon details
Natica turtoni E. A. Smith, 1890
224854 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224854)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Smith, E. A. (1890). Report on the marine molluscan fauna of the island of St. Helena. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1890(2): 247-317, pls. 21-24., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014404
page(s): 269-270, pl. 21, figs 14, 14a. [details]
page(s): 269-270, pl. 21, figs 14, 14a. [details]
Type locality contained in St. Helena Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in St. Helena Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Distribution On the continental shelf of West Africa, ranging from Mauritania to Angola, also recorded from the Canary Islands, the Cape...
Distribution On the continental shelf of West Africa, ranging from Mauritania to Angola, also recorded from the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, and St. Helena. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Natica turtoni E. A. Smith, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224854 on 2025-08-23
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Nomenclature
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Smith, E. A. (1890). Report on the marine molluscan fauna of the island of St. Helena. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1890(2): 247-317, pls. 21-24., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31014404
page(s): 269-270, pl. 21, figs 14, 14a. [details]
basis of record Nolf, F. (2025). About the presence of <i>Naticarius canrena</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Naticidae) in West African waters. <em>Neptunea.</em> 18(2): 23-36.
page(s): 24, pl. 4 figs 19-24, pl. 5 figs 25-30, pl. 6 figs 31-36 [details]
page(s): 269-270, pl. 21, figs 14, 14a. [details]
basis of record Nolf, F. (2025). About the presence of <i>Naticarius canrena</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Naticidae) in West African waters. <em>Neptunea.</em> 18(2): 23-36.
page(s): 24, pl. 4 figs 19-24, pl. 5 figs 25-30, pl. 6 figs 31-36 [details]
Other
additional source
Gofas, S., Afonso, J.P. & Brandào, M. (1985). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp. Printed without date. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. <em>ConchBooks.</em> Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bernard P.A. (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140 pp, 75 plates, illus. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. <em>ConchBooks.</em> Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bernard P.A. (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140 pp, 75 plates, illus. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution On the continental shelf of West Africa, ranging from Mauritania to Angola, also recorded from the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, and St. Helena. [details]From regional or thematic species database
Authority Rolan added the initials and year of the authority [details]Unreviewed
Publication date 1895 according to Bernard [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Malacopics (Natica turtoni E. A. Smith, 1890 Cape Verde, São Vicente, Porto Grande Harbour, by dredging, collected August 1976, ex coll. J.Ph. Voorwinde)
To Malacopics (Natica turtoni E. A. Smith, 1890 Senegal, Thies, M'bour, collected 1994-08, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Natica turtoni E. A. Smith, 1890 Cape Verde, São Vicente, Porto Grande Harbour, by dredging, collected August 1976, ex coll. J.Ph. Voorwinde)
To Malacopics (Natica turtoni E. A. Smith, 1890 Senegal, Thies, M'bour, collected 1994-08, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
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