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WoRMS taxon detailsAmalda obesa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1859)
410004 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:410004)
accepted
Species
Ancilla capensis J. E. Gray, 1865 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ancilla obesa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1859) · unaccepted
Ancillaria obesa G. B. Sowerby II, 1859 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Ancillaria obesa G. B. Sowerby II, 1859) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1859). Monograph of the genus <i>Ancillaria</i>. In: G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of Genera of Shells</i>, vol. 3 (19): 57–67, pl. 211–214. London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15940482
page(s): 65, pl. 213, figs. 44-45. [details]
Type locality contained in Port Elizabeth
type locality contained in Port Elizabeth [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Amalda obesa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=410004 on 2025-05-13
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Nomenclatureoriginal description
(of Ancillaria obesa G. B. Sowerby II, 1859) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1859). Monograph of the genus <i>Ancillaria</i>. In: G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of Genera of Shells</i>, vol. 3 (19): 57–67, pl. 211–214. London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15940482 page(s): 65, pl. 213, figs. 44-45. [details] original description (of Ancilla capensis J. E. Gray, 1865) Gray, J. E. (1865). List of the Mollusca in the collection of the British Museum. Part II. Olividae. Taylor & Francis, London, 41 pp. [11 March; Preface dated Dec. 1864]. , available online at https://books.google.it/books?id=N4o-AAAAcAAJ&hl=it&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false page(s): 34 [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] Otheradditional 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 Kilburn, R. N. (1993). Notes on some South African Ancillinae with descriptions of five new species of Amalda. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 34(2): 369-389., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/216608.pdf page(s): 386, figs 21, 22. [details] Available for editors  [request]additional source Gratecap, D. 2012. Le genre Amalda en Afrique Australe. Xenophora 140: 19-29. page(s): 29. [details] 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]  Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Ancilla obesa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1859))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Ancillaria obesa G. B. Sowerby II, 1859) To Malacopics (Amalda obesa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1859) South Africa, Eastern Cape, Algoa Bay, in san... |
